1. Thursday September 8, 2016 Today you will need… Binder Pencil
Novel/Book
“In Stranger’s Glances Writing
DO NOT GET A BOOK OFF MY BOOKSHELF.

2. Thursday September 8, 2016 Today’s Agenda
Independent Reading
“In Stranger’s Glances, Tension Lingers” Lesson
Discuss the Question “Do our families help us decide who we are”?
Review Central Idea & Author’s Purpose
Independent Reading & Annotating
Central Idea & Author’s Purpose Discussion
Exit Ticket: Objective Summary
Homework

3. Independent Reading
15 Minutes

4. Criteria for Success
At the end of today’s lesson, we will determine the author’s purpose and central idea of a given text.

5. Do our families help us decide who we are?
Written Conversation Topic

6. Author’s Purpose & Central Idea
Review

7. What is the Author’s Purpose?
Entertain
Inform
Persuade

8. When an Author Wants to Entertain…
To entertain is to tell a funny story or to tell what a person or place is like in an interesting or funny way. You usually read something entertaining for fun.
Examples of entertaining books/stories:
Charlotte’s Web
Holes
Cinderella

9. When an Author Wants to Inform…
To inform is to teach a lesson or to show how to make something. You usually read something informational to learn more about a certain subject.
Examples of informational books/text:
Non-fiction books
News stories in a newspaper or magazine
Encyclopedias and other reference books

10. When an Author Wants to Persuade…
The author is trying to make the reader agree with something important. The author wants to persuade you to see their point of view.
Examples of persuasive writing:
Editorials in a newspaper/magazine
speeches

11. What is central idea?
CENTRAL IDEA refers to what the text is mainly about.
Central idea is NOT the topic of the text.
Central idea can most often be stated in one sentence.

12. Independent Reading Task
Read the text, “In Stranger’s Glances…”
As you read,
Annotate the text for author’s purpose and the central idea
Remember to use Margin Notes to ask questions & make connections to the text.

13. What was the author’s purpose for writing this text?
“In Stranger’s Glances…” Discussion

14. “In Stranger’s Glances…” Discussion
What was the central idea of the text and what details did the author use to support the idea?
“In Stranger’s Glances…” Discussion