1. Review Day 1 January 19/20

2. Quick Reminders Check Student Vue Regularly Semester Exams: 20 Percent of Semester Grade Monday, January 25 3 rd and 5 th Wednesday, January 27 1 st and 7 th Semester Ends: Wednesday, January 27

3. Do Now – 10 Min Reflect on your performance in this class over semester. Would you do anything differently? Have you learned anything about yourself? Will you do anything differently next semester? Explain Why/Why Not? You will be graded based on the quality of your response and not your opinion.

4. COPY THE ROOTS RootMeaning 1. -ance (action or process) 2. --ary,- ery,- ory (relating to) 3. -cracy (type of government or rule)

5. Break Out WORKING AS A TEAM: IDENTIFY AND LIST AS MANY WORDS AS YOU CAN USING THE ROOTS AND LIST THEM ON THE WHITE BOARDS ( GOAL OF 3 WORDS PER ROOT) 1.-ance 2. --ary,- ery,- ory 3. -cracy

6. Author ’ s Purpose Modes of Writing

7. Three Reasons for Writing 1.To Inform (Expository) 2.To Persuade (Persuasive) 3.Entertain (Narrative or Poetry)

8. Writing to Inform Often called expository writing. Expository writing shows or explains facts. Examples: Biography of Barack Obama News report about a shooting Note to a friend Essay about “ killer bees ” Remember: Expository = Expose

9. Writing to Persuade Attempts to influence the reader. Usually makes an argument. Examples: Political speeches Advertisements A cover letter for your resume An essay urging readers to recycle

10. Writing to Entertain Narratives: stories. Have a beginning, middle, and end A story may have a lesson, but the author ’ s main purpose is to entertain. Examples of Writing to Entertain Harry Potter books Poems about love Narrative essay about the big game Script for a TV show

11. Is it a story, poem, or drama (script)? Entertain Yes No Does the text make arguments? Inform Persuade YesNo Does the text give facts? YesNo Start Over

12. Review Informative or expository writing provides factual information about a topic. Persuasive writing expresses an opinion (may use facts to support). All narratives are written to entertain, but so is poetry.

13. Practice You will be graded on participation and completion, not on accuracy. 1.On a separate sheet of paper, number one through ten. 2.I will describe a piece of writing. 3.You will write the author ’ s purpose: to inform, persuade, or entertain.

14. 1 The story of a teenage boy learning to understand and live with his father, who is an alcoholic Vietnam war veteran.

15. 2 A list of the 25 richest athletes in the world.

16. 3 An article arguing why Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player ever.

17. 4 An “ X-men ” comic book.

18. 5 The story about a young girl with low self- esteem learning to love herself.

19. 6 A National Geographic article about the eating and breeding habits of the endangered bald eagle.

20. 7 A website saying that a new shopping mall should not be built because it threatens an endangered bald eagle ’ s home. The website also lists other reasons why the mall should not be built.

21. 8 A poem about bald eagles.

22. 9 A magazine ad telling you to buy Nike Hyperdunk shoes because you ’ ll jump higher.

23. 10 A sign saying, “ Rest Stop Five Miles Ahead. ”

24. Answers 1. Entertain 2. Inform 3. Persuade 4. Entertain 5. Entertain 6. Inform 7. Persuade 8. Entertain 9. Persuade 10. Inform

25. Author’s Purpose Directions: Read the descriptions of each item and determine the author’s main purpose (to entertain, persuade, or inform). Then, in a sentence or two, explain your answer. 1.A story about a family trying to stick together and survive through the Great Depression in the Midwest in the 1930s 2.An article where the author argues that an iPhone is better than an Android phone

26. Skills Practice Textbooks: Page 81 Read the Short Passage and Answer the 4 Questions

27. EXIT READING FOR INFORMATION PAGE 83 On Your Own: Complete Questions 1-5 Using the Application