Author's Purpose (Inform)
Learning Objective: Identify the author's main purpose (inform) and the secondary purpose (entertain or persuade), based on evidence in a text.
Lesson Plan
Passages
Model Passage
Who Were the Vikings?
nonfiction-
Practice Passage
An Athlete Like No Other
nonfiction-
Independent Practice Passage 1
A One-of-a-Kind Trophy
nonfiction-
Independent Practice Passage 2
What Happened to Pluto?
nonfiction-
Extend the Lesson:
Books and Lessons to Target
Author's Purpose (Inform)