1. Do Now – August 31
Write down the quote and explain it in 3-5 sentences.
“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget the way you made them feel.”
-Maya Angelou

2. Objective
Students will identify the Purpose, Audience, Subject, and Tone of a prompt for the story “Rosa Parks” and respond by Restating the prompt, Answering it, giving Reasons for their answer, and providing Evidence to support their answer.

3. P.A.S.T. Purpose- to inform, to entertain, to persuade
Audience- Who will be reading this?
Subject – What is your prompt about?
Tone- Should the writing be formal or informal?
(Formal writing is always done in third person!!!)

4. Check for Understanding
1. What does PAST stand for?
Purpose, Audience, Subject, Tone
2. When do we use PAST?
When analyzing a prompt; before responding
3. What are the 3 types of Purposes?
To inform, to entertain, to persuade
4. What are the two types of Tone to consider?
Formal and informal

5. ** Don’t forget to end with a conclusion **
R.A.R.E
Restate – Turn the question of the prompt into a statement
Answer – Write your answer to the prompt
Reasons – Provide reasons why you answered the way you did
Evidence – Provide evidence from the text to support your answer
** Don’t forget to end with a conclusion **

6. Evidence Stems Because . . . For instance. . . For example. . .
According to the author. . .
On page/line/paragraph it says. . .
At one point in the story . . .

7. Check for Understanding
1. What does RARE stand for?
Restate, Answer, Reasons, Evidence
2. What do you need at the very end?
Conclusion