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Welcome!Language Arts
Ms. Marek
Monday-Tuesday, January 30-31, 2012
Independent Reading
Retrieve your library book
READ READ READ READ READ READ READ
Schedule
• Quiz on FRIDAY – review vocab• Tuesday: Watch Florida Primary on TV!
Monday Purpose / AudienceTuesday Purpose / AudienceWednesday Argument / PositionThursday Argument / PositionFriday Quiz / Celebrations!
Election Vocabulary Review
Campaign Candidate Caucus Convention Delegate Front-runner Nominee: political party Polls Primary
You will have a quiz next FRIDAY – February 3
OBJECTIVE
SWBAT analyze author’s purpose for writing a text and determine author’s intended audience.
Think*Write*Share*
Who is the target audience for this commercial?
NEWT AD! How do you know?
– Be specific– Use quotations (direct evidence)
Author’s Purpose
Persuade - to convince the reader to follow the writer’s opinion. – Does the author want me to do something?
Inform - to state facts about a particular subject– Does the author want me to know something?
Entertain - to humor, excite or just to bring about an emotion from the reader– Does the author want me to laugh?
Process Steps (Revised)
1. Who is the intended audience?
2. What details are identified facts?
3. Are the facts intended to provide knowledge or to entertain the reader?
4. Are the facts being used to convince the reader of something?
5. Identify opinions and personal testimonies for those opinions.
Readers identify an authors purpose for writing by following these steps and answering the questions below:
What is the purpose?
Ex.1: Most experienced drivers would agree that while it is more exhilarating to ride a motorcycle than to drive an automobile, it is foolish to think that this leads to careless driving and, therefore more accidents, deaths, and injuries occur to motorcycle riders than car drivers.
1. Who is the intended audience? 2. What facts are identified facts?3. Are the facts intended to provide knowledge or to
entertain the reader?4. Are the facts being used to convince the reader of
something? 5. Identify opinions and personal testimonies for those
opinions.
PERSUADE
What is the purpose? Ex.2: Every fourth of July, Ralph invites his whole
family to stay on the lake and make up a jeg. They called new dances jegs. They danced, pranced and usually did a little shake. They stuck out one leg and gave it a wiggle, aunt Lilly was so big hers started to jiggle. They moved the one leg and Jim said it was a cranky jeg. The 5 year old little brother stood up and said no it’s the stanky leg.
1. Who is the intended audience?
2. What facts are identified facts?
3. Are the facts intended to provide knowledge or to entertain the reader?
4. Are the facts being used to convince the reader of something?
5. Identify opinions and personal testimonies for those opinions.
ENTERTAIN
What is the authors purpose? Ex. 3: There are nine historically Black Greek letter
organizations that make up the National Pan-Hellenic Council. Collectively, these organizations are referred to as "The Divine Nine." Each of these fraternities and sororities is rich in history - ties to one or more of these organizations may be found in many college-educated Black families in the United States.
1. Who is the intended audience? 2. What facts are identified facts?3. Are the facts intended to provide knowledge or to entertain the
reader?4. Are the facts being used to convince the reader of something? 5. Identify opinions and personal testimonies for those opinions.
INFORM
Purpose and Audience Read excerpt one from President Obama’s State
of the Union Address Everyone should have 4 post-its on their desk at
this point. Answer the following questions on your stick
notes and place notes in your notebook:
1. Who is the intended audience? How doe you know? Provide evidence!
2. Are the facts intended to provide knowledge or to entertain the reader?
3. Are the facts being used to convince the reader of something
4. Identify opinions and personal testimonies for those opinions.
Purpose and Audience Read excerpt two from President Obama’s State
of the Union Address Everyone should have 4 more post-its on their
desk at this point. Answer the following questions on your stick
notes and place notes in your notebook:
1. Who is the intended audience? How doe you know? Provide evidence!
2. Are the facts intended to provide knowledge or to entertain the reader?
3. Are the facts being used to convince the reader of something
4. Identify opinions and personal testimonies for those opinions.
REMINDERS
READ READ READ!
Start thinking about a book you
want to read.
READ READ READ!