
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
Practice Passage

Saving the Amazon Rainforest
nonfiction
Independent Practice Passage 1

A Visit to the Red Planet
nonfiction
Independent Practice Passage 2

An Electrically Charged Rivalry
nonfiction
Extend the Lesson:
Books and Lessons to Target
Author's Purpose (Persuade)