Mini-Lesson Planning For Author'S Purpose Page 5

the rule of no repeats.

Special Note: It is important that students are able to identify the author’s purpose in everyday reading. It

should be reinforced with each piece of text a student reads. This is an embedded skill.

Day Five: Assessment

: How will I know if my students can answer the essential question(s)?

Extended and Refining Activity:

Connection to Writing

Students create a model of the P.I.E graphic organizer. Under each heading (To Persuade, To Inform, To

Explain), the students writes, in their own words and complete sentences, the definitions/descriptions for

each of the author’s purposes.

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