Friday, January 24, 2020

Friday, 1/2 day - January 24 - Authors Purpose

Objective: By the end of class, students will identify author's purpose in short passages in order to improve reading comprehensive skills.

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Relevant means closely related too. Think of the word "relative" - a person closely related to you.

Example: Learning how to write is relevant to the real world because it is necessary in any employment situation.

When you see other words that you don't know, try to determine their "connotation" by how they sound, or by what other word they might seem like.

Direct Instruction

Author's Purpose Jeopardy

Independent

Two short passages with multiple choice questions about author's purpose. Use multiple choice strategies before determining your answer.


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