1. Welcome!
Language Arts
Ms. Marek
Thursday, January 19, 2012

2. Independent Reading
Retrieve your library book
READ READ READ READ
READ READ READ

3. Schedule
Tuesday Main Idea / Paraphrasing
Wednesday ½ Day!
Thursday Author’s Viewpoint /
Purpose
Friday Author’s Argument /
Organizational patters
• Grades are due January 23
• Notebook check FRIDAY!

4. OBJECTIVE
.SWBAT determine
author’s purpose for
writing the article
SWBAT identify and
explain author’s
viewpoint

5. 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?

6. 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

7. 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?

8. P.I.E. Example …

9. 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?

10. 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.

11. 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

12. Viewpoint
 The author’s opinion

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

14. 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

15. 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

16. 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

17. 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?

19. 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.

20. REMINDERS
READ READ READ!
Start thinking about a book you
want to read.
READ READ READ!