Essential Question: How does an author determine an organizational pattern for a piece of text? Big Idea: Different organizational patterns are created for various purposes. TEKS: 6.2, 6.7, 6.9, 6.10, 6.12B, Fig 19 D, E Vocabulary- text structure, chronological, compare and contrast, cause and effect, problem and solution, organization, pattern
Sentence Stems:
This article is mostly about______. What is the main idea of this information? What was the effect of ________? You can tell that _____ causes _____ because ______. What happened when _______? What are the four most important facts in this information? Summarize the four most important facts in this article. What is the first step in the directions for making______? What do you do according to this recipe right before/after ______? When making ____, what is the last step to follow? Complete this task by following these steps: _______ Which is the most complete summary of this information? Summarize the three most important facts in the order the facts were presented in the text. These five strategies teach them how to figure out why authors really write. (https://www.weareteachers.com/going-beyond-pie-5-ways-to-teach-students-how-to-find-the-authors-purpose/)
1. Start With Why “Why did the author write this piece?” is the core question asked to identify author’s purpose. To help students expand their understanding of “why,” post various types of nonfiction (an advertisement, opinion article, news article, etc.) around your classroom and have students quickly identify a purpose for each. Or keep a running Author’s Purpose board with a list of the various reasons that authors write. 2. Talk About Structure Authors use different structures—sequence, problem and solution, compare and contrast—for different purposes. For example, one author may use sequence to explain an event, while another author uses compare and contrast to put that event into perspective. 3. Get to the Heart Often when authors write, they’re trying to get readers to feel a certain way. Perhaps the author of an article about whale conservation wants readers to feel sad about the plight of whales. Or the author of a letter may want to make the recipient feel better about a situation. After students read a text, stop and ask: How do you feel? And how did the author get you to feel this way? 4. Connect It to Students’ Own Writing It doesn’t have to be said that writing and reading go hand in hand. Expand students’ awareness of why people write by having them write for different purposes. When students are charged to write about a topic that they think everyone should know about, to explain a procedure or to share a personal memory, they’ll become more aware of how authors approach writing. 5. Observe How Purpose Changes Within a Text Author’s purpose is often studied through the text as a whole, but authors have different reasons for writing within texts as well. For example, an author may include a funny anecdote to draw the reader in. Then, they may launch into a list of facts that make the reader feel frustrated about the situation. And finally, they may conclude with an appeal. Take a short article and break it apart, identifying the different purposes so that students see how author’s purpose changes as they read. Plus … 3 Ways to Teach Kids How to Identify Bias Right now, your students may take every reading at face value, but as they develop as readers (and consumers of information), they need to learn how to evaluate bias. 1. Mind the Gap When authors are writing to convince their readers of something, they’re choosing evidence that best makes their case. Have students read for an eye towards what information isn’t there. For example, if an author is writing in support of keeping horse-drawn buggies in New York legal, he or she may include examples of the benefit (tourism) and leave out the drawbacks (horses holding up traffic). 2. Review the Experts Have students pull out the names and titles of the people cited in an article. What can students learn from who was included? And how credible is each expert? 3. Seek Out Stats Pull out statistics, images, facts, graphics and other numbers to paint another picture of how the author is thinking. Based on the information, what does the author want readers to remember? What was included? What wasn’t included? |
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