February 26- March 1 Authors Purpose

PIE Author’s Purpose= The why an author writes/his or her reason! Persuade Inform Entertain Persuade- The author wants you to do, buy, or believe something. -campaigns -advertisements Inform-The author wants to give you information. Sometimes this is in the form of describing or explaining something. -textbooks -non-fiction stories Entertain-The authors wants to amuse you or for you to enjoy the writing. -plays -fiction stories

Academic Habits/7th Grade/Ms. Buffington Monday, February 26, 2018 Warm-up: Read 10 minutes-Purpose: Determine the “Authors Purpose” then log your reading time Opening /Activator: Watch video on Author’s Purpose https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsQC4nEERYo Work Session: -View the PPT slide on PIE -Complete STARS/Strategy 10/ Identifying Author’s Purpose/Part 1-2 p.106-107/Modeled Closing: complete Question 1: ----------------------See next Slide------------------------------- Decide what the author’s purpose is for writing and quote pieces of evidence that helped you to determine that. LEARNING TARGET What I will learn: I will learn to decide what the author’s purpose was for writing the text. How I will learn it: -You-tube video (example of PIE) -Teacher Modeling -Guided Practice How I will show you that I learned it: I will complete STARS/Part 1-2 p. 106-107