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Author’s Purpose P (persuade) I (inform) E (entertain) S (share feelings). Reading Intervention Mrs. Orso. P (persuade). Persuade means to try to get someone to think the same way you do Examples Advertisements, newspaper editorials, posters. I (inform).
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Author’s Purpose P (persuade) I (inform) E (entertain) S (share feelings) Reading Intervention Mrs. Orso
P (persuade) • Persuade means to try to get someone to think the same way you do • Examples Advertisements, newspaper editorials, posters
I (inform) • Inform means to give someone information about something • Examples news reports, research papers, encyclopedias, school news letters, instructions, maps, timelines, schedules, pamphlets from health clinics
E (entertain) • Entertain means to amuse someone • Examples fictional stories, comics, jokes, poems, riddles
S (share feelings) • Sharing feelings means to tell the reader what you are thinking • Examples journals, diaries, letters
What’s the Author’s Purpose? • A sales ad wanting you to purchase a motorcycle
What’s the Author’s Purpose? • The list of movies showing at the theater and time
What’s the Author’s Purpose? • The comic strips
What’s the Author’s Purpose? • A postcard from your friend in Hawaii
What’s the Author’s Purpose? • A letter to the editor explaining the need to recycle more
What’s the Author’s Purpose? • A fairy tale
Fact and Opinion • What’s the difference???
Fact • A fact is based in truth and can be proven (or disproved). • FACTS January always has 31 days. January in Australia is a summer month. The average temperature in Birmingham during the month of January is 41.5 F
Opinion • An opinion is based on personal feelings, beliefs or preferences. • Opinions January is a good month to stay inside. January is my favorite month. Jasmine would rather spend the month of January in Australia than in Birmingham.
Fact VS. Opinion • Fact and opinion are not the same as asking if something is true or false. • A statement presented as a fact may be proved (or disproved), and an opinion is often a true statement. • Look on page 71 and complete the PRACTICE.