LA Analyze the author’s purpose and/or perspective in a variety of texts to understand how they affect meaning.

Guided Practice

Types of WritingAuthor’s Purpose NarrativeTo tell a story DescriptiveTo describe a person, event, or place; to convey a mood ExpositoryTo explain, illustrate, or present information PersuasiveTo express an opinion and convince readers to think/feel/act a certain way

Article: Texting May Be Taking a Toll I will read the passage while you follow along.

Which statement reveals Ms. Yager’s attitude towards texting in school? a. “I can’t tell when it’s happening.” b. “Ms. Yager recently gave an anonymous survey to 50 of her students; most said they texted during class.” c. “Teachers are often oblivious.” d. “There’s nothing we can do about it and I’m not going to take the time every day to try to police it.” A states a fact, but does not show Ms. Yager’s attitude toward texting in school. B once again does not address the teacher’s attitude. C is not a statement that was made by Ms. Yager. D is the correct answer. Ms. Yager realizes that because she feels nothing is done about it, she does not value the cell phone rule at her school.

Read this sentence from the passage. Yet she said there was an element of hypocrisy in all this: her mother, too is hooked on the cell phone she carries in her purse. What was the author’s purpose in including this statement? a. let the reader know Reina’s mother is a hypocrite b. persuade Reina’s mother to allow Reina to have her phone back c. reveal how parents are dependent on cell phones just like kids. d. show that Reina’s mother is aware of her daughter’s texting habits. “A” Reina may feel her mother is being a hypocrite, but that is not the statement the author is making. “B” the statement isn’t related to Reina getting her phone back. “C” is the correct answer. The author wants to show that teens and parents both have the same dependency on their phones. “D” do not indicate that her mother is aware of Reina’s texting problems.