
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

A Fantastic City Park
nonfiction
Practice Passage

Save the Manatees!
nonfiction
Independent Practice Passage 1

Dive into the Deep Now
nonfiction
Independent Practice Passage 2

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