[Intro]
Yeah! Come on readers!
Let’s find the reason why—
Why the author wrote this line!
[Verse 1]
Who’s the audience? (Who’s it for?)
Who’s the one they’re writing toward?
Could be kids or could be grown-ups,
Knowing that will help us blow up—(our understanding!)
[Pre-Chorus]
Then we find the central idea,
What’s the topic—make it clear, yeah!
The big thing that the author’s sayin’,
What’s the heart of the message they’re conveyin’?
[Chorus]
What’s the author’s purpose? (Let’s find out!)
Are they trying to teach or shout it out?
Maybe they want to share a story,
Or persuade us—don’t ignore it!
Ohhh—every word they choose is planned,
So let’s read it with a purpose in hand!
[Verse 2]
What’s the message—what’s their goal?
What idea do they want to show?
Explain, describe, or tell their view,
That’s how we know what they’re trying to do!
[Pre-Chorus]
How’s their language—what’s the vibe?
Are they making facts come alive?
Are they showing? Are they selling?
The author’s tone keeps on telling!
[Chorus]
What’s the author’s purpose? (Say hey!)
Let’s find out what they’re trying to say!
Entertain, inform, persuade,
We’ll find meaning in every phrase!
Ohhh—look for clues, it’s true,
The author’s purpose shines right through!
[Bridge]
Text features help us understand—
Headings, captions, graphs in hand!
Charts, diagrams, photos too—
They show the info through and through!
[Final Chorus]
What’s the author’s purpose? (Yeah!)
We can find it anywhere!
Before, during, after we read,
Purpose helps our brains succeed!
Ohhh—think it through, we’ll see,
Why the author wrote this piece!
[Tag / Outro]
Author’s purpose—now we know,
Readers ready, let’s go, go, go!
🎶 (Hey!) 🎶