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Activity: Digital Book Blog

Description: Students create a blog post (using platforms like Google Sites or Blogger) analyzing the author's purpose in a short story or article. They must support their analysis with text evidence and their own reflections.

Tech Tool: Google Sites, Blogger, or Wix.

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Blogger.com - Create a unique and beautiful blog easily.

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Publish your passions your way. Whether you'd like to share your knowledge, experiences or the latest news, create a unique and beautiful blog.

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Activity: Author’s Purpose Escape Room

Description: Students design a digital “Escape Room” game using Google Forms or Genially, with puzzles and logic problems based on identifying author's purpose (persuade, inform, entertain).

Tech Tool: Google Forms (with branching logic) or Genially.

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Activity: Author’s Purpose Comic Creator

Description: Students use digital tools like Pixton or Canva to create comics that demonstrate different author purposes. Each frame should include a caption explaining the author's intent.

Tech Tool: Pixton, Canva, or Storyboard That.

Student-led Element: Students draft their own comics and present them to the class, explaining the author's purpose and design choices.

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Activity: Virtual Skits on Purpose

Description: Students act out short skits that exemplify different author’s purposes and record them using tools like Flip or iMovie.

Tech Tool: Flip (formerly Flipgrid), iMovie.

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Activity: Author’s Purpose Rap or Song
Tech Integration: Soundtrap, GarageBand, or Incredibox
Task: Students compose and record a song or rap explaining author’s purpose types. Lyrics must use examples and clues from sample texts (e.g., “If it’s got lots of facts, it’s probably to inform!”).

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Activity: Purpose Debate – Which is Stronger?
Tech Integration: Use Google Meet, Zoom, or Padlet for collaboration
Task: In groups, students choose an author's purpose and find texts that best represent it. They hold a live or recorded debate arguing why their selected purpose is more powerful or influential in media and literature.

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Activity: Purpose Journals – A Writer’s Reflection
Tech Integration: Use Google Docs or a journaling app like Penzu
Task: Students write journal entries reflecting on their own writing and why they chose specific purposes in each piece. They compare their thought process with that of published authors they've studied.

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Activity: Author’s Purpose in Nature Writing Exploration
Tech Integration: Use Google Earth, Google Slides, or Seesaw
Task: Students explore samples of nature writing (e.g., documentaries, articles, poems) and identify the purpose behind them. They create a nature-themed slideshow or video analyzing how purpose is shaped by environment.