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The Author's Purpose

The Author's Purpose. P (persuade) I (inform) E (entertain) S (share feelings). Watch this United Streaming Video. The Author's Purpose   (04:24). P (persuade). Persuade means to try to convince someone to think the same way you do. Examples

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The Author's Purpose

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  1. The Author's Purpose P (persuade) I (inform) E (entertain) S (share feelings)

  2. Watch this United Streaming Video. The Author's Purpose   (04:24)

  3. P (persuade) Persuade means to try to convince someone to think the same way you do. Examples advertisements, newspaper editorials, junk mail, posters

  4. I (inform) Inform means to give someone information about something. Examples news reports, research papers, encyclopedias, school news letters, instructions, pamphlets from health clinics, maps, timelines, schedules, charts, graphs

  5. E (entertain) Entertain means to amuse someone. Examples fictional stories, comics, poems, jokes, riddles

  6. S (share feelings) Sharing feelings means to tell the reader what you are thinking. Examples journals, diaries, letters, and poems

  7. Definitions Matching Activity http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/match/term/matchgeneric2.asp?filename=kderitteauth

  8. Author’s Purpose Online Activities FCAT Express http://fcit.usf.edu/fcat/strategies/ap/default.htm New York State Elementary Test Prep- ELA 4- Kindergartenhttp://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h/authorpur.cfm BBC Skillswisehttp://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/reading/typesoftext/game.shtml Skills for Lifehttp://www.citycol.com/basic_skills/Quizzes/Purpose/reading_purpose.htm

  9. Use response cards to tell the author’s purpose. • a sales ad wanting you to purchase a motorcycle

  10. P (persuade) • a sales ad wanting you to purchase a motorcycle

  11. Use response cards to tell the author’s purpose. • the list of movies showing in your town and the times

  12. I (inform) • the list of movies showing in your town and the times

  13. Use response cards to tell the author’s purpose. • the comic strips

  14. E (entertain) • the comic strips

  15. Use response cards to tell the author’s purpose. • a flyer about a missing puppy

  16. I (inform) OR P (persuade) • a flyer about a missing puppy

  17. Use response cards to tell the author’s purpose. • a post card from your friend from Hawaii

  18. S (share feelings) • a post card from your friend from Hawaii

  19. Use response cards to tell the author’s purpose. • a letter to the editor explaining the need to recycle more

  20. P (persuade) • a letter to the editor explaining the need to recycle more

  21. Use response cards to tell the author’s purpose. • a report about George Washington

  22. I (inform) • a report about George Washington

  23. Use response cards to tell the author’s purpose. • bus schedule

  24. I (inform) • bus schedule

  25. Use response cards to tell the author’s purpose. • a fairy tale

  26. E (entertain) • a fairy tale

  27. Use response cards to tell the author’s purpose. • fire safety brochure

  28. I (inform) • fire safety brochure

  29. Directions On a piece of paper number from 1 to 16. For each of the next 16 slides determine the author’s purpose for the type of writing. Write P for persuade I for inform E for entertain S for share feelings

  30. P for persuadeI for informE for entertainS for share feelings • A poster about a community walk-a-thon for charity.

  31. P for persuadeI for informE for entertainS for share feelings • Appointment card from the dentist

  32. P for persuadeI for informE for entertainS for share feelings • An advertisement for Coca-Cola

  33. P for persuadeI for informE for entertainS for share feelings • A book report

  34. P for persuadeI for informE for entertainS for share feelings • Your personal narratives

  35. P for persuadeI for informE for entertainS for share feelings • Knock knock jokes

  36. P for persuadeI for informE for entertainS for share feelings • An e-mail or text message that tells a friend you are going to be late

  37. P for persuadeI for informE for entertainS for share feelings • Diary

  38. P for persuadeI for informE for entertainS for share feelings • Instructions booklet on how to assemble a bicycle

  39. P for persuadeI for informE for entertainS for share feelings • Step by step recipe

  40. P for persuadeI for informE for entertainS for share feelings • Half price ad from Wal-Mart

  41. P for persuadeI for informE for entertainS for share feelings • Crossword puzzle

  42. P for persuadeI for informE for entertainS for share feelings • Short story

  43. P for persuadeI for informE for entertainS for share feelings • Directions for taking medication

  44. P for persuadeI for informE for entertainS for share feelings • Encyclopedia

  45. P for persuadeI for informE for entertainS for share feelings • Letters

  46. Answers • a poster about a community walk-a-thon for charity Inform • appointment card from the dentist Inform • an advertisement for Coca-Cola Persuade • a book report Inform Or Persuade • a story read to the school from the Writer of the Week Entertain • knock knock jokes Entertain • an e-mail that tells a friend you are going to be late Inform • diary Share Feelings

  47. Answers • instructions booklet on how to assemble a bicycle Inform • step by step recipe Inform • half price ad from Wal-Mart Persuade • crossword puzzle Entertain • short story Entertain • directions for taking medication Inform • encyclopedia Inform • letters Share Feelings

  48. Additional Resources Author’s Purpose PowerPoint http://edujourney.net/Powerpoint%20Templates/Author's%20Purpose/Authors%20Purpose.ppt#257,1,Slide%201 Online Quiz http://wps.ablongman.com/long_henry_er_1/0,7989,1130503-,00.html Interactive Slideshow http://www.fcatexplorer.com/media/parent/tiplister/flash/tip210a.swf Reading Skills Rocket (Interactive Quiz) http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/trophies/rsr/build1/RR_e_4_20_ae.htm

  49. Additional Resources Quia http://www.quia.com/pop/82118.html?AP_rand=1726073753 Practice Author’s Purpose http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/j/authorpurposep.cfm Reading for a Purpose http://www.citycol.com/basic_skills/Quizzes/Purpose/reading_purpose.htm Author's Purpose and Point of View Pretest http://unx1.shsu.edu/~txcae/Powerpoints/prepostest/authorpovpretest.html Posttest http://unx1.shsu.edu/~txcae/Powerpoints/prepostest/authorpovpostest.html

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