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Learning Objective. We will identify 1 the author’s purpose. What are we going to do? What does identify mean? Identify means _________. CFU. Activate Prior Knowledge.
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Learning Objective We will identify1 the author’s purpose. What are we going to do? What does identify mean? Identify means _________. CFU Activate Prior Knowledge On whiteboards, students identify which story is for fun and which gives many facts. Students, authors write about things for different reasons. Some reasons are for fun or to give facts. This is called the author’s purpose. Now, we will identify the author’s purpose. Make Connection 1 find (synonym) Vocabulary
Concept Development An author’s purposeis the author’s main reason for writing. Identify author’s purpose CFU 1 CFU 2 What is the difference between writing to inform and writing to persuade? The difference between writing to inform and writing to persuade is ______________. Which is an example of writing to persuade? How do you know? A My brother, who is 2, had his first pizza. He stuck his fingers in and got red sauce all over him. B Pizza is a great food. It tastes good and has many toppings. You should have pizza every day. Which of these pieces of writing is to entertain? Which is to inform? How do you know? A At my last birthday party, we had a piñata. We all tried to hit it. I broke it open. All my friends jumped to get the candy. B Water freezes at 32 degrees. Water boils at 212 degrees. The human body is healthy at 98.6 degrees. Go to Skill Dev 1 Go to Skill Dev 2 2 meaning (synonym) Vocabulary
Skill Development/Guided Practice 1 An author’s purposeis the author’s main reason for writing. How did I/you identify the author’s purpose? CFU Identify author’s purpose. 2 Read the passage, thinking about the author’s purpose. Determine3 if the author is telling a story for the reader to enjoy. Determine if the author is teaching or giving facts to the reader. Determine if the author is telling the reader to believe something. Identify the author’s purpose: to inform, to entertain, or to persuade. (circle) 1 a b c 2 3 figure out Vocabulary
Skill Development/Guided Practice 1 (continued) An author’s purposeis the author’s main reason for writing. How did I/you identify the author’s purpose? CFU Identify author’s purpose. 2 Read the passage, thinking about the author’s purpose. Determine if the author is telling a story for the reader to enjoy. Determine if the author is teaching or giving facts to the reader. Determine if the author is telling the reader to believe something. Identify the author’s purpose: to inform, to entertain, or to persuade. (circle) 1 a b c Back to Concept Dev 2
Skill Development/Guided Practice 2 An author’s purposeis the author’s main reason for writing. How did I/you identify the author’s purpose? CFU Identify author’s purpose. 2 Read the passage, thinking about the author’s purpose. Determine if the author is telling a story for the reader to enjoy. Determine if the author is teaching or giving facts to the reader. Determine if the author is telling the reader to believe something. Identify the author’s purpose: to inform, to entertain, or to persuade. (circle) 1 a b c 2
Relevance An author’s purposeis the author’s main reason for writing. Identifying the author’s purpose will help you understand why the author wrote the book. 1 Identifying the author’s purpose will help you do well on tests. 2 Does anyone else have a reason why it is relevant to identify the author’s purpose? (Pair-Share) Why is it relevant to identify the author’s purpose? You may give me one of my reasons or one of your own. Which reason means the more to you? Why? CFU Sample Test Question: • 35. The author wrote this passage to • A give facts about different kinds of cats. • B explain why cats do not like long trips. • C find a friendly family for a cat. • D tell about the life of one cat.
An author’s purposeis the author’s main reason for writing. Skill Closure Identify author’s purpose. Read the passage, thinking about the author’s purpose. Determine if the author is telling a story for the reader to enjoy. Determine if the author is teaching or giving facts to the reader. Determine if the author is telling the reader to believe something. Identify the author’s purpose: to inform, to entertain, or to persuade. (circle) 1 a b c 2 Constructed Response Closure Elise says the author’s purpose in this writing is to entertain. Why is she not correct? Bicycles have two handlebars, two pedals, and two wheels. To ride a bike, you have to steer and pedal while moving forward. Summary Closure What did you learn today about identifying the author’s purpose?(Pair-Share)
Independent Practice An author’s purposeis the author’s main reason for writing. Identify author’s purpose. Read the passage, thinking about the author’s purpose. Determine if the author is telling a story for the reader to enjoy. Determine if the author is teaching or giving facts to the reader. Determine if the author is telling the reader to believe something. Identify the author’s purpose: to inform, to entertain, or to persuade. (circle) 1 a b c 2