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Using Details from Text to Identify Author's Purpose

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This Using Details from Text to Identify Author's Purpose lesson plan also includes:

Explore writing techniques by analyzing newspapers and magazines with middle schoolers. They will collaborate in small groups to read local news stories and identify the main ideas and author's intent. They also utilize an information chart with three sections labeled persuade, inform, and entertain which helps learners identify journalistic techniques.

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Concepts
author's purpose, authors, Persuasive Writing, persuasion, persuasive arguments, journalism, informational texts, writing techniques
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Additional Tags
journalism activity, reporting facts, writing techniques, author's purpose, Informational Text, Persuasive Writing, informative text, english language arts
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Resource Details
Grade
3rd - 7th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
2 hrs
Instructional Strategies
Project-Based Learning
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