Author's Purpose Day 1
I can work on finding the main idea and connecting it to the Author's Purpose.
I can work on finding the main idea and connecting it to the Author's Purpose.
First: Main Idea Work
Sometimes authors require students to identify the main idea as part of the author's purpose. Remember, the main idea is what the passage is mostly about. In order to practice this skill, let's use this passage to first find the main idea (using a graphic organizer) and then combine it with the author's purpose. This will help you find the specific purpose the author had for writing a text.
Sometimes authors require students to identify the main idea as part of the author's purpose. Remember, the main idea is what the passage is mostly about. In order to practice this skill, let's use this passage to first find the main idea (using a graphic organizer) and then combine it with the author's purpose. This will help you find the specific purpose the author had for writing a text.
Main Idea:
Using the graphic organizer, what do all the details have in common? Remember, the main idea includes the whole text- not just one paragraph. What is the main idea? ________________________
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Author's Purpose?
What was the author trying to do here? Persuade, Inform, Entertain, Explain or Describe?
Combine the Two:
The purpose + the main idea = the author's purpose to a test question. Remember, the answer is always more than just persuade, inform, entertain, explain or describe. There needs to be a specific main idea after.
Using the graphic organizer, what do all the details have in common? Remember, the main idea includes the whole text- not just one paragraph. What is the main idea? ________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
Author's Purpose?
What was the author trying to do here? Persuade, Inform, Entertain, Explain or Describe?
Combine the Two:
The purpose + the main idea = the author's purpose to a test question. Remember, the answer is always more than just persuade, inform, entertain, explain or describe. There needs to be a specific main idea after.
Make sure that this anchor chart is copied into your 'Mini-Lesson' part of your Reader's Notebook.
Finally: Silent Reading! :)