Writer's purpose Chapter Notes | Language Arts for Grade 3 PDF Download

Introduction

In the "Writer's Purpose" chapter, we learn why authors write different kinds of texts. Every writer has a reason for writing, and understanding that reason helps us enjoy and understand stories, articles, or poems better. Writers might want to tell a fun story, share information, convince us to think a certain way, or describe something in a special way. By knowing their purpose, we can figure out what they want us to feel or learn. These notes will help you understand the main reasons why writers create their texts in simple words.

Choose the Text That Matches the Writer's Purpose

• Understand why a writer creates a text
  • Writers have different reasons for writing, like telling a story, teaching something, or sharing an opinion.
  • Knowing the writer's purpose helps us understand the text better.
  • The purpose is the main goal the writer wants to achieve with their words.
• Learn the main purposes of writing
  • Entertain: Writers want to make readers happy, excited, or interested with fun stories or poems.
    • Example: A funny story about a silly dog makes you laugh.
    • Example: A fairy tale about a princess and a dragon keeps you excited.
  • Inform: Writers want to teach or share facts about something.
    • Example: A book about animals tells you how lions live in the wild.
    • Example: An article about the moon explains its size and distance from Earth.
  • Persuade: Writers want to convince readers to agree with their ideas or do something.
    • Example: An ad says a toy is the best to make you want to buy it.
    • Example: A letter asks people to help clean a park to keep it nice.
  • Describe: Writers want to paint a picture with words to show how something looks, feels, or sounds.
    • Example: A poem about a sunset tells how the sky turns orange and pink.
    • Example: A story describes a spooky forest with tall, dark trees.
• Match the text to the writer’s purpose
  • Read the text and think about what the writer wants you to feel or learn.
  • Look for clues in the words:
    • Funny or exciting words might mean the purpose is to entertain.
    • Facts and information mean the purpose is to inform.
    • Words that try to convince you mean the purpose is to persuade.
    • Words that paint a picture mean the purpose is to describe.
      • Example: If a text says, “Join our club to save the trees!” the purpose is to persuade.
      • Example: If a text says, “The bear danced in the forest,” the purpose might be to entertain.
• Practice finding the purpose
  • Read different texts, like stories, articles, or ads.
  • Think about why the writer wrote each one.
  • Decide if the purpose is to entertain, inform, persuade, or describe.
  • Talk about the clues in the text that helped you choose the purpose.
    • Example: A story about a magical cat is probably to entertain.
    • Example: A list of rules for a game is probably to inform.