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Thursday January 30 , 2014

Thursday January 30 , 2014. Hello! I missed you! Please grab a sheet from the front table and begin working on it quietly. Go over Smart Start SSR for 15 minutes Notes : task, audience, and purpose Review and collect job applications Project details Homework. Agenda.

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Thursday January 30 , 2014

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  1. ThursdayJanuary 30, 2014 Hello! I missed you! Please grab a sheet from the front table and begin working on it quietly.

  2. Go over Smart Start • SSR for 15 minutes • Notes: task, audience, and purpose • Review and collect job applications • Project details • Homework Agenda

  3. You will be able to successfully fill out a job application. • You will be able to differentiate between task, purpose, and audience. • You will be able to write to a specific task, purpose, and audience. Goals

  4. Authors write for three reasons: • To inform • To persuade • To entertain Author’s Purpose (take notes)

  5. To Inform: to give you information on a topic. • Usually consists of only the facts • Examples: • Brochures • Articles • Research summaries • Textbooks • Non-Fiction trade and picture books • How-to manuals and instruction books • Cookbooks • Self-help books Author’s Purpose (take notes)

  6. To persuade: to get you to behave in a certain way • Uses facts to back up opinions • Examples: • Book or movie review • Restaurant reviews • Editorial articles • Political position papers and speeches • Advertisements and commercials Author’s Purpose (take notes)

  7. To entertain: for your enjoyment and fun • Fiction usually falls into this category • Examples: • Novels • Plays • Diaries • Short Stories • Poetry • Facebook/Instagram/Twitter statuses and pictures Author’s Purpose (take notes)

  8. Writers have to take task, audience, and purpose into account when writing anything • Task: What type of writing are you doing? A letter? A résumé? A fictional story? • Audience: Who will be reading the piece? • Purpose: Why are you writing this? Task, Audience, and Purpose (take notes)

  9. Read the prompt • Identify task, audience, and purpose • Write keeping task, audience, and purpose in mind • This will be timed!  Application Exercise

  10. #1: Write a note to your best friend describing your day. Give details! • #2: Write a letter to Mr. Valadez on why you think we should not have school uniforms. • #3: Write a step-by-step guide on how to order food at a fast food restaurant. This might be a guide for someone new to the US. • #4: Write a review of your LEAST favorite food for a local newspaper. • AT the top of your paper: • # • TASK:PURPOSE:AUDIENCE:Then write it! Write 15-30 sentences. Prompts

  11. Assignment: Landing a job • Listen closely to the project requirements • Keep the paper I am giving you! • Look at the job listings in Mrs. Wyatt’s Newspaper and think about which one you want to choose Project introduction: Getting a Job

  12. Come up with 4 essential research questions • Share out partners and topics today 9 H Project: Documentary/News Report

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