1. STARS: Strategies to Achieve Reading Success

2. Lesson 10-Identifying Author’s Purpose-Write this down!
Authors write for a reason
To describe, entertain, inform, or to persuade.

3. Author’s Purpose?
1. A magazine article about technology over the past ten years ___________ 2. A humorous story about an embarrassing experience ____________

4. Author’s Purpose?
3. An advertisement for a spring clothing sale ____________ 4. A blog entry to visit a beautiful lake __________________

5. Stars-Lesson 10 Find your STARS answer sheet.
Find a STARS book. Turn to page 109.
Let’s read and complete the first article together.

6. Stars-Lesson 10
With partner, small group or on your own, complete pages
112-13—questions #5-12.