Learners will review a definition for each type of author's purpose, then sort nine sentences according to these criteria.

Learners will categorize 12 different types of text according to why the author would write them, using the acronym PIE as a mnemonic device.

Identifying the author’s purpose is as easy as P-I-E with the right mnemonic device!

Children read about Ada Lovelace, whose ideas are still used in computing today, in this biography worksheet.