Welcome!Language Arts

Ms. Marek

Thursday, January 19, 2012

Independent Reading

Retrieve your library book

READ READ READ READ READ READ READ

Schedule

• Grades are due January 23• Notebook check FRIDAY!

Tuesday Main Idea / Paraphrasing

Wednesday ½ Day!

Thursday Author’s Viewpoint / Purpose

Friday Author’s Argument / Organizational patters

OBJECTIVE

.SWBAT determine author’s purpose for writing the article

SWBAT identify and explain author’s viewpoint

Essential Questions

What is the author’s purpose – Persuade, Inform, or Entertain?

Who is the author’s audience? What is the author’s opinion in the text?

Author’s Purpose

Persuade: author intends to convince readers to believe in something. Author will include opinions to persuade or convince you.

Inform: author intends to teach reader about a certain topic. Author will include facts

Entertain: author intends to make the reader laugh

Ask yourself …

Is this essay mostly about the writer’s ideas and views or is it mostly about facts?

Does the writer want me to do something? Is the writer trying to teach me something? Is this article funny or entertaining?

P.I.E. Example …

P.I.E. – Insect Munchies

Wait a minute! This article has lots of facts! Why isn’t the author’s purpose informational?

We have to ask ourselves, what does the reader want to do at the end of reading? Simply know more or know more AND do something differently?

What text evidence demonstrates the author’s purpose?

P.I.E. - Texting

Read the article Ask yourself the P.I.E. questions to

determine the author’s purpose. Underline / highlight two pieces of

evidence that support the author’s purpose.

On the MSA …

What is the purpose of the section “Buggy History?”

A. To explain how to eat bugs

B. To describe the history of entomophagy

C. To show how popular entomophagy has been over the years

D. To tell which bugs are toxic and which are safe

Viewpoint

The author’s opinion

Determine Viewpoint

Underline two pieces of text evidence from “Insect Munchies” that demonstrate the author’s opinion.

On the MSA …

What is the purpose of paragraph 5?

A. To show that girls are more likely to succeed at school than boys

B. To outline the history of cellphone use in schools

C. To provide the reader with entertaining facts about teen cellphone use

D. To demonstrate facts about recent teen cellphone use

Determine Viewpoint

Work independently to identify evidence from the text that supports the author’s viewpoint

When you’re done, determine the most important (convincing) piece of evidence

Compare with the person sitting next to you

On the MSA …

The author of this article would probably agree that:

A. Texting is unnecessary and even harmful to teenagers

B. That texting can be useful in a classroom setting, if used the right way

C. 64% of teenagers have texted during class

D. The main reason students do poorly in school is because of cell phones

Audience

Careful readers always consider who the author intends to read the text

Who are possible audiences (readers)?

How can we determine the intended audience?

Stop and Write

What is the author’s intended purpose and audience in “Health Hazards” and argue your opinion.

Provide text evidence that supports your response.

REMINDERS

READ READ READ!

Start thinking about a book you

want to read.

READ READ READ!