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Author's Purpose

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Find the author's purpose in this review worksheet. Fourth graders read each of the three following paragraphs and decide whether the author's purpose is to persuade, inform, or entertain. You could use this activity as a class assignment or as homework to reinforce your literary lesson.

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4th - 5th
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English Language Arts
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