Friday & Monday - Persuasion and Author's Purpose

Objective: By the end of class students will analyze text structure (problem / solution) and distinguish between fact and opinion in order to prepare for the Keystone exam.

Standards: L.F.2.1 / L.F.2.1.1/ L.F.1.1.2 / L.F.2.3.4

DO NOW

TEXT STRUCTURE IS HOW THE AUTHOR CONSTRUCTS THE WORDS ON THE PAGE. 

We have reviewed how passages from different genres are organized (think about what "ballpark" they are in). There are also the following ways to organize passages that include:
1. Cause / effect
2. Problem / Solution
3. Description
4. Compare /Contrast
5. Sequence


Direct Instruction

Go to page 243 - Exploration of the Colorado River....

Read boxed, italicized information. Read the first few paragraphs. 
Read the last two paragraphs. 

Notice that journal entries make this passage like a timeline (sequential).

Answer the multiple choice questions.

Answer this CRQ on a separate piece of paper:

Analyze the author's purpose in publishing this passage as journal entries written in first person POV. What impact does it make on your understanding of the text? Use textual evidence to support your answer.


Go to page 243 - Exploration of the Colorado River....

Read boxed, italicized information. Read the first few paragraphs. 
Read the last two paragraphs. 
Answer the multiple choice questions.

Answer this CRQ on a separate piece of paper:

Analyze the author's purpose in publishing this passage as journal entries. What impact does it make on your understanding of the text? Use textual evidence to support your answer. 

Consider what you know about journal entries to write your answer (you know, it is in first person POV, it is in present tense, it has dates and is in sequence, etc)

THEN - go to my blog - reinaeng2,blogspot.com...link is below.

The following games will have you decide between fact and opinion to determine solutions to problems.

quandry build an arguement game