Author’s Purpose

This media literacy worksheet helps students in Grades 7, 8, and 9 strengthen critical reading and informational text analysis skills by comparing three short opinion-style articles about artificial intelligence. Students evaluate tone, bias, structure, and reasoning to determine each author’s primary purpose-whether to inform, persuade, or entertain-while supporting their conclusions with clear textual evidence and thoughtful justification.

Learning Goals

• Identifying Author’s Purpose (Grades 7-9)
  Students determine whether a text is written to inform, persuade, or entertain.
• Analyzing Tone & Perspective
  Learners examine word choice, tone, and bias to understand authorial intent.
• Evaluating Arguments & Evidence
  Students assess how reasoning and support align with the author’s goal.
• Comparing Informational Texts
  The activity builds skills in comparing how different authors approach the same topic.

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource
  Designed by educators to align with middle school ELA and media literacy standards.
• High-Interest Topic
  Artificial intelligence provides relevant context for analysis and discussion.
• Evidence-Based Reasoning
  Students practice justifying conclusions with specific textual details.
• Flexible Classroom Use
  Ideal for nonfiction units, media literacy lessons, discussion prep, or analytical writing practice.

This printable worksheet gives students meaningful practice with identifying author’s purpose, analyzing tone and bias, and evaluating how intent shapes nonfiction writing. By comparing multiple perspectives on artificial intelligence, learners strengthen comprehension, critical thinking, and evidence-based analysis skills. Suitable for classroom instruction or homeschool use, this no-prep resource supports confident reading of opinion and informational texts while building essential media literacy.

This worksheet is part of our Grade 9 Reading Comprehension collection.