Harcourt Journeys:
Comprehension Skills
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Author’s Purpose:
Part 3: Practice Book Page 109
Part 4: Leveled Practice Page 25
Part 5: Adapted Worksheets
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Unit 2: Lesson 10
Author’s Purpose
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Part 1: Introduce
Comprehension
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Author’s write for three main purposes :
1. Inform
2. Persuade
3. Entertain
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Here’s an easy way to remember Author’s Purpose :
PIE
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Watch this Study Island Video to learn more about Author’s
Purpose.
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Study Island Video: Author’s
Purpose https://www70.studyisland.com/lessWin.cf
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Every time you read, you are reading for a reason . It may be for fun, for information, or for opinions.
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Let’s look at some more reasons for reading .
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Click on the image below to open PowerPoint:
Created by V. S. Bell
H. H. Beam Elementary School
Gastonia, NC 28052
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Harcourt Practice: http://www.harcourtschool.
com/activity/trophies/rsr/b uild1/RR_e_4_20_ae.htm
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Oswego Match: http://www.oswego.org/ocsdweb/match/term/matchgeneri c2.asp?filename=kderitteauth
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FCAT Practice 1: http://www.fcatexplorer.com/m edia/parent/tiplister/flash/tip2
10a.swf
FCAT Practice 2: http://fcit.usf.edu/fcat/strategie s/ap/activity2.htm
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Study Zone Practice 1: http://www.studyzone.org/tes tprep/ela4/h/authorpur.cfm
Study Zone Practice 2: http://www.studyzone.org/tes tprep/ela4/j/authorpurposep.c
fm
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Part 2: Projectables
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Projectable 10.2
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Part 3: Guided Practice
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Turn your Practice Book to page 109 .
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Now turn your Practice
Book to page 110 .
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Part 4: Independent
Practice
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See Handout; page 25 in
Grab and Go
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Part 5: Adapted
Worksheets
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Adapted Worksheet:
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