Author's Purpose

Ms. Wardell
5th Grade
 Pre-Assessment
- I am going to pass out sticky notes, and write down
why you think an author writes a story
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- Once you write your answer, stick it on the door and
we will go through them
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- * Please put your name on the sticky notes

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 Engage
- While I play the song, jot down notes on why you think the singer
wrote the song, and what their purpose was.

- After the song is over, share what you wrote with the people next to
you.
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 Why do you think the
author wrote this song?

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 Explore
Now, I am going to show you some different reasons Katy
Perry might of wrote this song. We will discuss each one
and talk about how we can implement this in our own
writing.

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Show compassion towards those
who don’t feel as though they are
good enough, to give them
encouragement.

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To convince people that they are
special and can do amazing
things

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To motivate people to believe in
themselves.

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- What is the author thinking while writing the song?

- Is it important that the author is focused in order to

tell the story bit by bit?

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 Explain
Now we are going to talk about the reason an author
might write a story. I am going to pass out a notes sheet
for you to fill out as we go along.

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When you hear the word pie,
what do you think of?

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 P.I.E is what we can think of
when we are finding the author’s
purpose

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 P - Persuade
The author writes to get you to do something or
believe what they are saying.
 I - Inform
The author writes to give you information about a
topic
 E - Entertain
The author writes to tell you a story that you will
enjoy.
Using P.I.E, why do we think Katy
Perry wrote her song Firework?

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What are the reasons people write
stories?

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 Elaborate
Now we are going to write our own sentences! I want you
to choose from P.I.E and write a sentence explaining
something you enjoy.

- You can either persuade me to partake in the activity

you do
- You can can inform me about an activity
- Or you can tell me a funny story from an activity

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 Evaluate
Now we are going to do peer evaluations!
- We are going to do inner and outer circle
- So 4 people stand in a circle facing out, and 4 people
stand in front of them (facing them)
- You are each going to share the sentence you wrote
and then tell your partner what you think their
purpose is (remember P.I.E)

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 Exit ticket
- For your exit ticket, I want you to write me what P.I.E
stands for, and the definition of each word.

- I am going to play firework one more time, and you

have the time of the song to finish the exit ticket.

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