L – Week 3

Warm up – 25 September 2017 WRITE the date in your notebook THINK about the purpose of your teachers? What is their goal? What do they do that helps you to understand their purpose? WRITE: Finish this sentence: “Ms. Phillips’ purpose is to…”

Week at a glance Introduce Author’s purpose with videos Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Introduce Author’s purpose with videos Continue teaching author’s purpose with “The Road Not Taken” (DG) Focus on smaller elements: The road The wood One traveler Equal roads Mini lesson on analytical paragraphs and introduce PEEL poster Practice skill with “The Road Not Taken” Timed write with “Identity” (MG) Walter Dean Myers background video and Monster anticipation guide Begin reading pages 1-5

Wildcats will analyze videos to uncover author’s purpose Monday – 25 September 2017 Wildcats will analyze videos to uncover author’s purpose

FYI Remember to have Monster by Friday! We will do another book check for team points! Tomorrow’s Spirit Theme is: Freak out the Falcons---Dress like a ROCKSTAR! 50 individual points for you if you dress up!

Team Points Week 2 373 433 Night’s Watch House Stark 471 429 House Lannister House Targaryen House Stark 373 433 471 429

Notes: Author’s Purpose: the reason why an author created his or her novel, poem, story etc… Author’s Purpose Statement: a complete sentence that explains why an author create a piece of literature or chose to include certain elements When writing a purpose statement we always remember the BOX and the LINE….

The author’s purpose is GOAL . Notes: Box and the line always includes a verb and the authors purpose The author’s purpose is GOAL . VERB To + a verb: To show To manipulate To challenge To encourage To convince To defend To persuade Once you have thought about what verb works best to communicate WHY an author wrote a piece, you can finish your purpose statement with the goal of the author.

List of verbs… To show To suggest To encourage To cause To heighten To contribute

Think about your answer to your warm up Think about your answer to your warm up. Can you turn it into a purpose statement using the box and the line? Ms. Phillips’ purpose is to challenge her students to become better writers.

ASPCA The author’s purpose is VERB PURPOSE/GOAL.

Create a purpose statement for the ASPCA commercial.

Create a purpose statement for the ASPCA commercial. The author’s purpose is to persuade people that they will become a hero if they adopt a pet from the ASPCA.

Fatherhood video

Create a purpose statement for the fatherhood video.

Create a purpose statement for the fatherhood video. The author’s purpose in the MetLife fatherhood video is to convince parents to that the sacrifice of purchasing life insurance for their children’s well-being is a worthy sacrifice.

Be Brave

Create a purpose statement for the Be Brave video.

Anti Tobacco

Create a purpose statement for the Anti Tobacco ad.

Create a purpose statement for the Anti Tobacco ad. The purpose of the anti-tobacco ad is to convince young people that vaping is just as detrimental to their health and well-being as tobacco.

Child Health

What is the purpose of this video? More practice What is the purpose of this video?

Warm up – 26 September 2017 Write your name and the date on your note card. THINK about the Jubilee video from last week WRITE the main idea of the video (half of DG)

Tuesday – 26 September 2017 Wildcats will analyze videos and “The Road Not Taken” to uncover author’s purpose of specific elements

FYI Remember to have Monster by Friday! We will do another book check for team points! Tomorrow’s Spirit Theme is: Character day---Dress like your favorite character from a movie or book! 50 individual points for you if you dress up!

Create an purpose statement for the Jubilee video.

What was the purpose of including the detail of the headphones? Everything an author chooses to write has a purpose. Let’s think about why Jubilee chose to included specific details… What was the purpose of including the detail of the headphones? The creator’s purpose of including the headphones is

What was the purpose of the girl having headphones in the video? The creator’s purpose for showing the man waiting on the bench

What was the purpose of the girl having headphones in the video? The creator’s purpose for the girl having headphones in the video was to suggest the idea of isolation that people impose on themselves when they feel different. The creator’s purpose for showing the man waiting on the bench

What was the purpose of showing the man waiting on the bench on Day 2? The creator’s purpose for showing the man waiting on the bench

What was the purpose of showing the man waiting on the bench on Day 2? The creator’s purpose for showing the man waiting on the bench

What was the purpose of showing the man waiting on the bench on Day 2? The creator’s purpose in showing the man waiting on the bench on Day 2 in the video is to emphasize the point that his interest and anticipation in getting to know the girl better. The creator’s purpose for showing the man waiting on the bench

The creators purpose for the element of the sticky notes is

The creators purpose for the element of the sticky notes is highlight the idea of a different means of communication.

The creator’s purpose for the text “you’re still beautiful” is

The creator’s purpose for the text “you’re still beautiful” is to contribute to the theme of acceptance.

Take out your notebooks and turn to the page with the poem “The Road Not Taken” What is the author’s purpose for writing the poem, “The Road Not Taken”?

What is the author’s purpose for using the image of two roads diverging in the woods? What is the author’s purpose in the last stanza for using ambiguous words like “sigh” and “difference”? This is a more difficult question!!!

Warm up – 27 September 2017 WRITE the date in your notebook. THINK: What is the purpose of this “Got Milk” ad? What is their goal and what elements are used to reach that goal? WRITE a purpose statement for this “Got Milk” ad.

Wildcats will discuss the elements of a good analytical paragraph Wednesday – 27 September 2017 Wildcats will discuss the elements of a good analytical paragraph

Analytical Paragraph P Point – state your point in one clear concise sentence – controlling idea E Evidence – give your evidence that supports your point E Explain -- how the evidence proves that your point is valid – Should use L2 words from your controlling ideas in your explanation L Link – final sentence should connect back to the controlling idea and cleanly close the paragraph

Example

Warm up – 28 September 2017 WRITE the date in your notebook. THINK: Pedigree specifically chose each detail in this ad. Think about the goal they had in mind. WRITE: Finish this sentence… Pedigree’s purpose for this ad is to persuade _____________________.

Thursday – 28 September 2017 Wildcats will independently examine “Identity” for author’s purpose using an analytical paragraph

FYI

Warm up – 29 September 2017 WRITE the date in your notebook. THINK: E-Phone specifically chose each detail in this ad. Think about the goal they had in mind. WRITE: Finish this sentence… E-Phone 900’s purpose for this ad is to suggest_____________________.

Friday – 29 September 2017 Wildcats will gain background knowledge on Walter Dean Myers, complete an anticipation game, and begin reading Monster.

FYI

Walter Dean Myers Video

Anticipation Game: For most teenagers, peer pressure supersedes parental influence. Only “bad” kids get in serious trouble with the law. The toughest judge a person has to face is himself or herself. If a victim is killed during a robbery, every person, from the lookout to the one who actually pulls the trigger, is mutually guilty. People will like to a judge and jury to save themselves. A lawyer needs to have absolute confidence in the innocence of his or her client. Guards in jail are committed to protecting the inmates. Poor schoolwork is a key indicator of crime-prone teenagers. Criminal teenagers come from dysfunctional homes. A person can be morally guilty even when found legally innocent.

Take out your books! We will begin reading 