How can learners evaluate research sources for authority, accuracy, and credibility? By completing readings, discussions, and graphic organizers, scholars learn how to properly evaluate sources to find credible information. Additionally,...

In this learning module, students will learn about authors' purposes for writing. PowerPoint lessons, worksheets, and quizzes are provided to reinforce the understanding of why authors write assorted pieces. This module is designed to...

A slideshow with twenty slides with information and examples of four different purposes an author can have for writing a text: to entertain, to persuade, to express, or to inform/explain.

First graders write many times a day to express their interests - they are writing with a purpose through stories, letters, and lists. In this section, you'll find writing assessment resources, writing strategies, and additional tip...

[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will analyze tourism brochures to determine features related to nonfiction writing in this unit. Tourism websites may be used in lieu of the brochures. Cotswold and the North Leigh Roman Villa...

A module where students analyze how the author uses text structure to emphasize key points or explanations in order to achieve the purpose for writing or point of view.

As part of a review and close reading section of BBC Bitesize, this site presents an overview of various purposes of reading, including a five-bullet point explanation of reading purposes. Click the Next button for more information.

Two excerpts from Early American author Washingtom Irving about his preference for writing short works and why.

Workshop 2 demonstrates how teachers use authentic sources and topics to prompt students to write about things that matter to them, subjects that relate to their lives, relationships, and communities. The topic may be the students -...