Author's purpose

Reading Skill Author's Purpose

• Sometimes an author may have different reasons why he or she writes a text.
• When we talk about an author's purpose, we are talking about why the author wrote that text.

Author's Purpose

To make it easier for you to remember the three principal author purposes, you can memorize them with the acronym PIE. Click on each letter to see what each letter stands for.

What genre is this text? We will listen and read along the first three pages; then, you will continue reading two sentences each; finally, you will have three min to finish reading. As you read, you should underline in red the parts you think shows what the author’s purpose(s) is(are).

Scan your RB on pp. 98-105.

Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Go to your Assignments and click on: Thursday, Jan 14-Per I-Reading Skill No. 1-Author’s purpose (15 min). Complete the worksheet in the BN and click submit.

Remember that if you decide to print the worksheet, you must take clear neat pictures and insert them directly in the BN. You have 15 min to complete it. Cameras on!

Homework

Go to your Assignments and click on: Thursday, Jan 14-Listening No. 1-Homework (15 min). Listen and complete the listening worksheet in the BN and click submit.

Remember that if you decide to print the worksheet, you must take clear neat pictures and insert them directly in the BN. You have 15 min to complete it.

See you tomorrow!