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Author’s Purpose

Author’s Purpose. Comprehension Skill First Grade Unit 2 Week 5 Created by Kristi Waltke. Let’s Review. The main idea of a story is what the story is mostly about . Cause and Effect. The cause is the girl swings the club and hits the ball. The effect is the ball moves.

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Author’s Purpose

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  1. Author’s Purpose Comprehension Skill First Grade Unit 2 Week 5 Created by Kristi Waltke

  2. Let’s Review

  3. The main idea of a story is what the story is mostly about.

  4. Cause and Effect The cause is the girl swings the club and hits the ball. The effect is the ball moves. A cause is something that makes something else happen. An effect is what happens.

  5. The order that events take place is called Sequence. Words like first, next and last help readers figure out the order of events. Good readers pay attention to the order in which things happen. Next close the sandwich. First put the meat and cheese on the bread. Last eat the sandwich.

  6. The reason an author writes a story is called Author’s Purpose. Authors may write to explain something or give information. Authors may write to be funny or to entertain readers.

  7. Why did Eric Kimmel write The Big Circle? To tell a made up story about dinosaurs that lived long ago To give information about the life of the T Rex dinosaur

  8. Why did Claire Daniel write Life in the Forest? To tell a made up story about bears in the forest To give information about plants and animals in the forest

  9. Thinking about an author’s purpose will help you become a super reader!

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