Author's Purpose ENGLISH 6 powerpoint persuade entertain

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2. Warm Up
•Chalk Talk
•Visit all three poster boards
•Write down what you recall about that
topic on the board.
•NO TALKING….NO TALKING

3. 1.An author writes for many reasons.
2.An author may give you facts or true information
about a subject. If so, they are writing to
inform.
3.Authors write fiction stories or stories that are
meant to entertain you.
4.Authors write to persuade or to try to get you
to do something.
Write on “Cornell notes side of page”
PIE: Persuade, Inform, Entertain.
COPY the red notes in your notes packet.

4. Remember:
“PIE”
•In 6
th
grade:
–P: Persuade
–I: inform
–E: Entertain…

5. Think about it like this:
•Author’s purpose + main idea statement = why they wrote
(PIE: to inform, to persuade, or entertain) + (what it was about)
•It is ok to use words OTHER than the main 3
(P.I.E.) as long as they mean the same thing.
•Other ways to write author’s purpose:
–To describe about the life cycle of the butterfly.
–To convince voters to chose Mr. Hill
–To amuse the reader with a thrilling adventure

6. Facts or true
Information?
Fiction?
Tries to get you
to do something?
to Entertain or amuse
to Inform, describe
or teach
to Persuade or
Convince
The “Micro Note” of it all:

7. Calligraphy is a form of
handwriting. A special pen must be
used. Letters are formed using up
and down strokes. Old documents
are usually written in this form.
Diplomas, certificates and other
awards are written in calligraphy. It
is an interesting form of
handwriting.
to Informto Entertain to Persuade
Verbalize your C-E-R

8. Katina and her brother, Jess were
playing with the water hose outside
one day. Jess was hiding from Katina
so she wouldn't squirt him with the
water. The back door opened and
Katina pointed the water hose toward
the door. It was Mom and she was
dripping wet!
to Informto Entertain to Persuade
Verbalize your C-E-R

9. Abraham Lincoln's birthday is on
Feb. 12th. He was a great President
of the United States. He was our 16th
President. He is remembered for
freeing the slaves.
to Informto Describe to Entertain
Verbalize your C-E-R

10. Don’t forget short answers
•Author’s Purpose Formula
•All answers to questions should start
with…
•Claim:
­­­­­­­­­­
Author’s Purpose (PIE or mores)
+ main idea statement
•E:Evidence (text evidence)
•R: Reason (how your claim and evidence
prove your answer is correct).

11. In your purple literature book, read the story
on pages 418-419, “The Zoo.”
On a SEPARATE PIECE OF paper, to turn in
today: Identify the author’s purpose, and
write a three sentence explanation for why
you believe that is the author’s purpose.
Think about your format…how should you
answer this question?
Day 1: Your Task

12. Day 2: Author’s Purpose –
Facts vs. Opinions
•Facts can not be disputed.
•Opinions may be a window into the
author’s true feelings about a subject or a
character’s point of view.

13. Author’s Purpose -Point of View
•Point of view can mean two things:
–The way the story is told
•First person: uses the words I, me, we, us
•Third person: uses the words he, she,
they
ADD TO NOTES: Second person: uses the
word you
–An opinion on a particular subject:
•The author believes, “Every teenager
feels that adults have no idea what’s
going on.”

14. In your notes! Author’s Purpose Formula:
All answers to questions should start with…

A: to persuade/convince, inform/describe/teach
and to entertain/amuse
It is not enough to know that they are trying to
persuade, to inform and to entertain
­
­­­­­­­­­answer from above (PIE)
+ main idea statement
Q: (text evidence)
E: (how your knowledge and quote prove your
answer is correct).

15. Day 2: Fact and Opinion
Practice
•Complete the River Raft Adventure with
your partner.
•We will review the answers in 10 minutes.
•Include Micro Notes and text boxes.

16. Directions for the remaining slides:
Identify what each passage contains (facts, fiction,
true information, etc.) and decide the authors
purpose.
How to answer: Author’s purpose + main idea
statement = why they wrote
(PIE: to inform, to persuade, or entertain)
+
(what it was about)

17. Day 2: Narrative Perspective
•Work with your POD group to decide the
narrative perspective of each question.
You are responsible to answering “every
other question.”

18. It was a glorious morning in Alabama. The
sun was shining through the trees. Alan
couldn't wait to find his fishing pole and call
his friend Sam to go fishing. They had a great
time on these early morning fishing trips. They
took their dogs with them and the dogs would
swim in the lake while they fished. It was so
funny to watch those dogs paddle around the
lake.
to Informto Entertain to Persuade
Verbalize your C-E-R

19. The Underground Railroad was a secret
organization which helped slaves escape to
freedom. Many slaves were able to escape
because of the conductors and station
masters. The northern states were free states
and slaves were free once they arrived in the
north. Secret codes and signals were used to
identify the conductors and station masters.
to Informto Entertain to Persuade
Verbalize your C-E-R

20. HAMSTERS FOR SALE: Braxton Pet
Store, Northlake Mall: We have a large
selection of hamsters for sale this week.
They are interesting pets and you will
enjoy having one. They are only $17.99
this week. Come and buy yours today!
to Informto Entertain to Persuade
Verbalize your C-E-R

21. Examine the advertisement closely-
•What is the author’s attitude
about their subject?
•Why did they include the
phrase, “Dance to your own
tune?”
•What is the author’s main
purpose?
*Make sure you justify
what you said with
evidence from the ad.
Verbalize your C-E-R

22. Day 3
•Task 1, Entry Task: 10 minutes.
–Freak the Mighty article.
•Task 2: Highlight text for evidence (2
nd

worksheet). Do not need to “write your
answers”
•Task 3: Poem. Group work in PODS

23. Day 4
Review for assessment today...
1.Brainstorm everything you can think of
related to Authors purpose and point of view
on the back of your review worksheet (don’t
forget fact/opinion).
2.Authors Purpose, Point of View and Fact
opinion.
3.Remember how to answer a “short
answer” question…PIE and Main idea with
EVIDENCE to support your answer.