Understanding Author's Purpose Through Football

This football-themed worksheet teaches students to identify whether an author’s purpose is to persuade, inform, or entertain.

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This football-themed worksheet teaches students to identify whether an author’s purpose is to persuade, inform, or entertain. It includes explanations, examples, kickoff questions, multiple-choice practice, and a sports recap passage with an annotation task.

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Students will identify whether a text is written to persuade, inform, or entertain.
Students will recognize language and text features associated with each author’s purpose.
Students will analyze a sports article for factual information and author’s purpose.
Students will annotate a passage to support their conclusions with textual evidence.

Understanding Author's Purpose Through Football

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