Author's Purpose (Persuade)

Learning Objective: Identify the author's main purpose (persuade) and the secondary purpose (inform or entertain), based on evidence in a text.

Lesson Plan

Passages

Model Passage

The Power of the Wind

nonfiction
  • Passage
Practice Passage

Saving the Amazon Rainforest

nonfiction
  • Passage
Independent Practice Passage 1

A Visit to the Red Planet

nonfiction
  • Passage
Independent Practice Passage 2

An Electrically Charged Rivalry

nonfiction
  • Passage

Extend the Lesson: Books and Lessons to Target Author's Purpose (Persuade)