
Author's Purpose (Entertain)
Learning Objective: Identify the author's main purpose (entertain) and the secondary purpose (inform or persuade), based on evidence in a text.
Lesson Plan
Passages
Model Passage

The Hidden Ball Trick
fiction
Practice Passage

An Alligator in the House?
fiction
Independent Practice Passage 1

Astronaut Imani
fiction
Independent Practice Passage 2

Legend of the 618
fiction
Extend the Lesson:
Books and Lessons to Target
Author's Purpose (Entertain)