PLAN FOR THE WEEK, JANUARY 23-27 2023.

Subject: English Language

Grade: 8

Date: January 23-26, 2023

Duration: 60 minutes

Topic: Comprehension Skills

Sub-Topic: AUTHOR’S PURPOSE – DAY 1

Strand: Reading and Speaking, Writing and Listening

Attainment Target: Communicate with confidence and competence for different purposes and
audiences, using SJE and JC appropriately.

Specific Objectives: At the end of the lesson students will be able to:

 define the term Author’s Purpose

 use the acronym P.I.E to discuss the different types of author’s purpose.
 view PowerPoint presentation on author’s purpose and apply skills in their writing
 view and state the author’s purpose of audio-visual and written stories.

Summary of Content: What does the term ‘Author’s Purpose’

really mean?
When we talk of the author’s purpose we are referring to the why
behind their writing. What motivated the author to produce their
work? What is their intent and what do they hope to achieve? The
author’s purpose is the reason they decided to write about
something in the first place. There are many reasons a writer puts
pen to paper. However, we will look at three main purposes at
this introductory stage . The author’s purpose is their intent (or
purpose) for writing something. To either persuade, inform or entertain an audience. You will
most commonly see these three aspects attributed as being the author’s purpose. However
other elements such as describing and explaining are commonly sighted as well.

REASONS AUTHORS WRITE

AUTHOR’S PURPOSE POSTERS

Lesson What does it look like? Methods/Strategies I will
Elements use!
ENGAGE  Students will view video https://www.youtube.com/watch?
presentation from the movie v=bJUmAnTwPrQ
COMFY COMFORT.
Students will then respond to
questions posed.
 What do you think is the purpose of Whole Class Discussion
the song in the comedy?
 What do you think the songwriter
wrote the song?
 Do you think authors have purpose
for writing stories?
EXPLORE  Students will explore more about
the topic by viewing a slideshow https://www.slideshare.net/jenna948/
explaining Author’s Purpose. They authors-purpose-ppt
will be asked to jot down important
points in their notebook. Question and answering

EXPLAIN  Students will view video

presentation of the reasons why
author’s write. https://www.youtube.com/watch?
 Quickwrite Activity: Students will v=Sr9MU0xuW5M
be asked to explain and give
examples of stories they have read Whole class Discussion
that fit these three purposes.

ELABORATE  Students will play Author’s Purpose https://docs.google.com/presentation/

Game. They will view a few short d/
passages in a slideshow and state 1KL_NqWJeMif8hFNva_AJIorr3oZpu
the author’s purpose. OxvmxUeZD81e1A/edit#slide=id.p

Whole Class Discussion

Collaborative Learning
EVALUATE Students will evaluate their learning
by responding to the following EXIT TICKET! -Placed in
questions: google classroom
1) What did you like about the lesson?
2) What did you learn from the lesson? Quick write Activity
3) What would you change about the
lesson ?

EVALUATION 2:
 AUTHOR'S PURPOSE NOTES
There are three main reasons why an author writes something: to entertain,
inform, or persuade (or sometimes all three at once!). When we are trying
to grasp why an author sat down to write the piece that you are reading,
there are several ways to tell signs that you can use to determine this.

If the story presents a number of different facts or attempts to explain

something it was most likely composed to INFORM the reader. This is
common of news articles and textbooks. If the work diverts readers into a
new realm towards the goal of amusing us, then it was written to
ENTERTAIN. This is common of stories and funny poems. If the work tries to
get you to take some kind of side, whether it is to agree with the writer or
reaffirm what you already believe the goal of the work is to PERSUADE. You
see this in advertisements and editorial pieces.
Subject: English Language
Grade: 8
Date: January 25-26, 2023
Duration: 60 minutes
Topic: Comprehension Skills
Sub-Topic: AUTHOR’S PURPOSE –Day 2
Strand: Reading and Speaking, Writing and Listening

Attainment Target: Communicate with confidence and competence for different purposes and
audiences, using SJE and JC appropriately.

AUTHOR’S PURPOSE – DAY 2

PUTTING INTO PRACTICE CONCEPT
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Specific Objectives: At the end of the lesson students will be able to:

 listen and respond to song about author’s purpose.

 create short audio-visual presentation of one reason why author’s write.
 State author’s purpose for videos and worksheets given.
 WHAT
TASKS TOOLS TO BE STUDENTS
USED WILL DO
(Activities)
Listen to song on Author’s
YouTube video Purpose and have brief
1.Author’s Purpose https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2UbeSDl- discussion about the main
Song 5A points.

https://www.youtube.com/watch? View three different audio-

v=tOwI8qY1nhE visual presentations and state
2. Whole Class the purpose of the author for
Practice https://www.youtube.com/watch? each.
v=9t7Y3puRKM0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=7gMQCQRgjO0

Complete work sheets

LIVE WORKSHEETS*
3. Individual Practice https://www.liveworksheets.com/hr608461jf
https://www.liveworksheets.com/fu217896fx
https://www.liveworksheets.com/xh1264523bn
Home Work: Create their own
audio-visual presentation either
by a poem, song or story using
one of the author’s
purpose(P.I.E.)

https://www.proprofs.om/quiz-school/
story.php?title=authors-purpose_6

*Please note the first two worksheets are for pathway 3 students while the last two
worksheets are for pathway 1 and 2 students.