In this notetaking skills worksheet, students discuss the main events and opinions of a document, as well as listing three things the document tells about life at the time it was written. 

Several worksheets and assessments are provided on this module. Students will have numerous exposures to the topic of "author's purpose" in each practice exercise and assessment.

An online learning activity where students read four titles and choose what the author's purpose for each text would be: to inform, to entertain, or to persuade.