Activities to Reinforce the Author’s Purpose (Pick one from each category) Share with Ms Johnson as you complete them. Ideas for Writing to Inform
Write a letter telling about the routine of their day.
Create a description of an item found in a catalog or magazine…or in the classroom!
Make a brochure containing facts about a subject being studied (history, science, math, etc.).
Create a recipe and outline the steps needed to make the food.
Write a news story about something happening in the school or the community.

Ideas for Writing to Persuade
Create a radio advertisement encouraging people to buy a product.
Write a speech encouraging people to vote for you for class president.
Work with a partner and create a skit about a salesperson trying to sell a reluctant buyer something.
Write an essay about something you would like to see changed and why it should get done.
Write a review of a book encouraging someone to read it.

Ideas for Writing to Entertain
Write a funny story.
Create a joke book.
Describe an event that made you laugh.
Write a funny poem about an animal.
Write a short story from the perspective of an inanimate object in the classroom (i. e. – the stapler, the dry erase markers, etc.).