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)
