Learning Goal: I can identify the author’s purpose. Show The author’s purpose is the main reason he/she is writing something. Often the author’s purpose is to persuade, inform, or entertain. It’s important to keep the author’s purpose in mind because it can prevent you from believing half-truths, help you avoid a bad purchase, and help you become an informed citizen. You can infer the author’s purpose from the text features and from specific language that the author uses. Her is a simple chart to help you understand:  Task: Today you are going to watch the following video and Identify what the author’s purpose is. Why do you think that? Can you justify your answer? https://www.abc.net.au/btn/newsbreak/the-seabin-scooping-plastic-from-the-ocean/10821146?jwsource=cl Share your thinking with the class in a comment below. Extension: What specific language was used in the BTN to help you identify the author’s intention? Hint: Think of language features used. Student Work Gallery(You can also find examples of student’s work in the readers’ comments section below)Max: Max W7 L1 reading 2nd version
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Listen to and think about Aesop's fable, The Boy Who Cried Wolf (below):
Authors write to Persuade, Inform, and Entertain their readers. Watch this short video about Author's Purpose by Ms. Shores. As you watch, consider the purpose of Aesop's fable, "The Boy Who Cried Wolf." The purpose of this story is to entertain you! The purpose of this lesson is to teach you about the three purposes for writing. Authors write to persuade. Persuade means to change the reader's mind. Perhaps an author wants you to consider another point of view. Think about advertisements in the newspaper or on television. The authors of those advertisements want to persuade you to buy their product, vote for their candidate, or even visit their town. Read the excerpt from the essay, Why You Should Visit Punxsutawney. The author's purpose is to persuade: Punxsutawney is an awesome town that you should definitely visit at least once in your life. Punxsutawney is located in Western Pennsylvania, which is surrounded by beautiful rolling hills and farms. The town has a lot for kids to do, especially during Groundhog's Day! On Groundhog's Day, you can go to Gobbler's Knob and see Punxsutawney Phil make his famous prediction about the weather. Will we be having an early spring or six more weeks of winter? You'll get to see Phil make his prediction live! Another fun thing to do is to visit the Weather Center. You can see awesome exhibits there. There is also a town fair on Main Street where you can see ice and wood sculpting. It's so cool! This little town is a must-see! Consider the following questions and discuss them with your parent or teacher:
This author's purpose is to persuade. Authors can also write to inform. Think about when you leave a note for your mom, or text your friend. Your purpose is usually to inform. For example, you might tell your mom that you're going to a friend's house or that you cleaned your room. Authors of writings such as newspapers, websites, magazines, and books, often write to inform. Typically, these are non-fiction pieces, because they are informing you about facts. Read this informational text about the History of Punxsutawney and Groundhog's Day. The author's purpose is to inform: Punxsutawney is a small town located in Western Pennsylvania. It is home to a little less than 6,000 people. On February 2nd, Punxsutawney hosts Groundhog's Day. On this day, this small town can swell up to 30,000 people. Punxsutawney was established in the 1700s and was originally settled by Delaware Indians in 1723. Groundhog's Day has been celebrated in Punxsutawney for more than 100 years. On Groundhog's Day, the groundhog named Punxsutawney Phil makes a prediction about whether there will be six more weeks of winter or an early spring. If he sees his shadow, it is said there will be six more weeks of winter. If he does not see his shadow, it is said there will be an early spring. Consider the following questions and discuss them with your parent or teacher:
This author's purpose is to inform. Authors also write to entertain. These texts are meant to make you feel various emotions. Perhaps you'll laugh or cry because you connect with the characters or the content. Texts that entertain can be fictional novels, knock-knock jokes, comic strips, and picture books. Read the excerpt from the story titled, "The Adventures of Punxsutawney Phil". Its purpose is to entertain: "Wow! Look! It's them!", shouted the children watching the Home for the Holidays parade. "There they are, the most famous groundhogs in the world!" Punxsutawney Phil and his son, Phil Jr. smiled and waved to their admirers from the float. Every year at Gobbler's Knob in a little hamlet called Punxsutawney far away in the mountains, Punxsutawney Phil and the Inner Circle who wear top hats and coats, hold a huge celebration to predict when the spring will come. This year, however, is unique because Phil Jr. will be taking over for his dad. For the first time, he will be prognosticating on Gobbler's Knob. Eventually, the Home for the Holidays parade ends and the townspeople head back to their homes. Punxsutawney Phil and his son also head back to their den in the library at Barclay Square. "I think the parade went well this year," said Pa Phil to his son. "I'm so happy you'll be taking over for me. I'm getting old and a little tired." he yawned. Phil Jr. frowned and shrugged. "But Pa, I don't want to take over prognosticating. I don't want to predict the weather. I want to explore the world and see the ocean", said Phil Jr. Consider the following questions and discuss them with your parent or teacher:
This author's purpose is to entertain. You've learned that authors have a purpose when they write. They're writing to Persuade, Inform, or Entertain. Now, move on to the Got It! section to discover how to discover the author's purpose.
It used to be generally assumed, that if cholera were a catching or communicable disease, it must spread by effluvia given off from the patient into the surrounding air, and inhaled by others into the lungs. This assumption led to very conflicting opinions respecting the disease. A little reflection shows, however, that we have no right thus to limit the way in which a disease may be propagated, for the communicable diseases of which we have a correct knowledge spread in very different manners. . . . Pathology Indicates Manner of Communication |
In the following excerpt, the authors purpose is to inform his readers about what he has discovered
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