Author’s Purpose to Persuade Flipbook Template

This hands-on flipbook helps students break down a persuasive text and analyze its key elements in a clear and structured way. The flipbook format keeps learning interactive and engaging while reinforcing essential reading comprehension skills.

What’s Included?

• A cut-and-assemble flipbook with flaps for an interactive learning experience
• Writing prompts to guide students in analyzing a persuasive text
• Sections for students to record:
  • The goal of the chosen text
  • Clues that show it was written to persuade
  • Examples from the text that support the author’s purpose to persuade

To Persuade – Author’s Purpose Activity for the Classroom

This flipbook activity is perfect for introducing or reviewing persuasive writing and helping students recognize when an author is trying to convince or influence their audience. Here’s how you can use this activity in your classroom:

• Introduce the concept of persuasive writing and discuss the different ways authors persuade
• Have students cut out and assemble the flipbook following the step-by-step instructions
• Assign a persuasive text and guide students to identify to persuade author’s purpose examples
• Use this activity for whole-class discussions, literacy centers, or independent practice

Download and Use This Author’s Purpose to Persuade Flipbook Today!

This Author’s Purpose to Persuade Flipbook is a fantastic way to enhance students’ critical thinking about persuasive texts while making learning interactive and engaging!

Use the dropdown menu to select the easy-to-print PDF version or the editable Google Slides version of this resource.

This resource was created by Lindsey Phillips, a teacher in Michigan and a Teach Starter Collaborator.

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