Author's Purpose

Ms. Wardell
5th Grade
 Pre-Assessment
Length- 5 Minutes
Materials- Sticky Notes
Technology- Teachers Computer, Projector
Essential Question- why do you think an author writes a story?
TEAKS-§110.16. (10) Reading/Comprehension of Informational
Text/Culture and History. Students analyze, make inferences and draw
conclusions about the author's purpose in cultural, historical, and
contemporary contexts
Lesson Target- I can start to think about why authors write stories.

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 Engage
Length- 5 Minutes
Materials- None
Technology- Teachers Computer, Projector
Essential Question- What is one reason you think people write songs?
Why do you think that they (the singer) want to put them out for people to
hear?
TEAKS-§110.16. (10) Reading/Comprehension of Informational
Text/Culture and History. Students analyze, make inferences and draw
conclusions about the author's purpose in cultural, historical, and
contemporary contexts
Lesson Target- I can listen to a song and listen for author's purpose
Multiple Intelligence- Musical

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 Explore
Length- 5 Minutes
Materials- None
Technology- Teachers Computer, Projector
Essential Question- 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?
TEAKS-§110.16. (10) Reading/Comprehension of Informational
Text/Culture and History. Students analyze, make inferences and draw
conclusions about the author's purpose in cultural, historical, and
contemporary contexts
Lesson Target- I can think of different reasons an author would write
something.

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 Explain
Length- 15 Minutes
Materials- P.I.E worksheets
Technology- Teachers Computer, Projector
Essential Question- What are the different reasons people write stories?
TEAKS-§110.16. (10) Reading/Comprehension of Informational
Text/Culture and History. Students analyze, make inferences and draw
conclusions about the author's purpose in cultural, historical, and
contemporary contexts
Lesson Target- I can begin to understand the different reasons of P.I.E that
authors write.

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 Elaborate
Length- 10 Minutes
Materials- Notebook paper
Technology- Teachers Computer, Projector
Essential Question- What is a sentence you can write incorporating P.I.E?
TEAKS- 110.16.(18) Writing/Expository and Procedural Texts. Students
write expository and procedural or work related texts to communicate
ideas and information to specific audiences for specific purposes.
Lesson target- I can write a sentence using with my own purpose
Multiple Intelligence- Intrapersonal

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 Evaluate
Length- 15 Minutes
Materials- None
Technology- Teachers Computer, Projector
Essential Question- Can you identify P.I.E in other people's sentences?
TEAKS-110.16. (10) Reading/Comprehension of Informational Text/Culture
and History. Students analyze, make inferences and draw conclusions
about the author's purpose in cultural, historical, and contemporary
contexts
Lesson Target- I can share my sentence with others and find the purpose
in other author’s writing
Multiple Intelligence- Interpersonal

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 Exit Ticket
Length- 5 Minutes
Materials- None
Technology- Teachers Computer, Projector
Essential Question- What are the reasons authors write stories?
TEAKS-110.16. (10) Reading/Comprehension of Informational Text/Culture
and History. Students analyze, make inferences and draw conclusions
about the author's purpose in cultural, historical, and contemporary
contexts
Lesson Target- I can recall what P.I.E stands for
Sped accommodation- just write what P.I.E stands for, do not worry about
writing the definition