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Week 10 · Why and Who

Story Hunt

Story Hunt: why and who
// Author's purpose and point of view
⏱ about 15 min

Saturday: Story Hunt

Donnie the Deer walks slowly down the Tomorrow Trail.

"It is Story Hunt day," he says in his soft voice.

"Find a book, a sign or a note at home."

"Then ask two questions. Why was it written? Who is telling?"

  1. Authors write to tell a story, to teach or to persuade.
  2. Persuading authors give reasons and use words like please and best.
  3. The narrator is the one who tells the story.
  4. I and me mean a character tells it. He and she mean an outside voice.
  5. Characters can feel different ways about the same thing.
◇ STORY HUNT
Find three things to read with your grown-up.
Try a book, a sign and a note or a label.
For each one, ask: Why did the author write it?
Was it to tell, to teach or to persuade?
In the book, look for I or she to find the narrator.
HUNT CHECK
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
A sign says "Please close the gate." Why was it written?
A book tells how to fold a paper boat. Why was it written?
A book says "She ran into the woods." Who is telling?
Draw one thing you read today. Show why it was written.
For a grown-up
Author's purpose is the reason a text was written.
Ask "How do you know?" Let your child point to a clue.
Any text works, even a recipe card or a street sign.

Happy hunting! Next week on the Story Trail: fables.

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