10/14 & 10/15 Bell Ringer

1. 10/14 & 10/15 Bell Ringer • Finish the Week 5 Vocab. Quiz • Turn-in any missing/absent or Week 5 Vocab Quiz Recycled work to class inbox. • Write down Week 6’s vocabulary words on a separate sheet of paper: (you may begin making cards quietly, if others are still working. This week’s color is SCARLET, or RED.) WEEK 6 Vocab – Suffixes (SCARLET/Red) • -ly • -er, -or • -ion, -tion, -ation, -ition • -ible, -able • -al, -ial • -y • -ness • -ment • -ic • -ous, -eous, -ious

2. Housekeeping

3. Author’s Purpose Easy as PIE. 6th Grade Language Arts

4. Today’s Standards Students will analyze the authors purpose (e.g., to persuade, inform, entertain, or explain) and perspective in a variety of texts and understand how they affect meaning;

5. What is Author’s Purpose? • Authors write for many different reasons. • Readers who know why an author wrote something are better prepared to interpret it.

6. Top Four Authors’ Purposes The most common purposes or reasons authors write something are… Persuade Inform Entertain Express Emotion or Ideas

7. Top Four Authors’ Purposes Uhhm… extreme pie. It’s as easy as pie. P I E Ex Persuade Inform Entertain Express Emotion or Ideas

8. Top Four Authors’ Purposes Your chart should look like this.

9. Top Four Authors’ Purposes Let’s look at some examples of each author’s purpose. Pumpkin pie is the best kind of pie. Buy some the next time you crave dessert. Clues: opinion problem-solution proposition-support emotional appeal Persuade

10. Top Four Authors’ Purposes Create a chart listing the clues that help you determine author’s purpose. Pumpkin pie is the best kind of pie. Buy some the next time you crave dessert. Clues: opinion problem-solution proposition-support emotional appeal Persuade

11. Top Four Authors’ Purposes Let’s look at another example. First, roll out the bottom crust. Next, place it in the pie pan. Pour cherry filling in and spread it evenly. Clues: facts sequence chronological cause-effect classification Inform

12. Top Four Authors’ Purposes Here is another example. Clues: main idea-details chronological spatial descriptive Splat! The pie hit Dad square in the face. The chaos in the kitchen stopped immediately as we awaited his response. Entertain

13. Top Four Authors’ Purposes This is another example. Warm blueberries melted the sweet vanilla ice cream. Mom’s homemade pie always made me feel better. Clues: opinion chronological spatial order of degree Express Emotion or Ideas

14. Determine Author’s Purpose • Can you figure out what the author’s purpose is for each of the following selections? • Look for clues and use your chart to figure it out. Persuade Inform Entertain Express Emotion or Ideas

15. Determine Author’s Purpose As pets go, cats make better pets than dogs. Dogs have to be taken outside for walks, but cats can use the bathroom all by themselves – in a litterbox. When dogs get dirty, somebody has to wash them, but cats bathe themselves. Cats are soft and fluffy and they purr soothingly. Who doesn’t love cats? Persuade Inform Entertain Express Emotion or Ideas

16. Determine Author’s Purpose As pets go, cats make better pets than dogs. Dogs have to be taken outside for walks, but cats can use the bathroom all by themselves – in a litterbox. When dogs get dirty, somebody has to wash them, but cats bathe themselves. Cats are soft and fluffy and they purr soothingly. Who doesn’t love cats? opinion Persuade Inform Entertain Express Emotion or Ideas

17. Determine Author’s Purpose As pets go, cats make better pets than dogs. Dogs have to be taken outside for walks, but cats can use the bathroom all by themselves – in a litterbox. When dogs get dirty, somebody has to wash them, but cats bathe themselves. Cats are soft and fluffy and they purr soothingly. Who doesn’t love cats? problem Persuade Inform Entertain Express Emotion or Ideas

18. Determine Author’s Purpose As pets go, cats make better pets than dogs. Dogs have to be taken outside for walks, but cats can use the bathroom all by themselves – in a litterbox. When dogs get dirty, somebody has to wash them, but cats bathe themselves. Cats are soft and fluffy and they purr soothingly. Who doesn’t love cats? solution Persuade Inform Entertain Express Emotion or Ideas

19. Determine Author’s Purpose As pets go, cats make better pets than dogs. Dogs have to be taken outside for walks, but cats can use the bathroom all by themselves – in a litterbox. When dogs get dirty, somebody has to wash them, but cats bathe themselves. Cats are soft and fluffy and they purr soothingly. Who doesn’t love cats? problem Persuade Inform Entertain Express Emotion or Ideas

20. Determine Author’s Purpose As pets go, cats make better pets than dogs. Dogs have to be taken outside for walks, but cats can use the bathroom all by themselves – in a litterbox. When dogs get dirty, somebody has to wash them, but cats bathe themselves. Cats are soft and fluffy and they purr soothingly. Who doesn’t love cats? solution Persuade Inform Entertain Express Emotion or Ideas

21. Determine Author’s Purpose As pets go, cats make better pets than dogs. Dogs have to be taken outside for walks, but cats can use the bathroom all by themselves – in a litterbox. When dogs get dirty, somebody has to wash them, but cats bathe themselves. Cats are soft and fluffy and they purr soothingly. Who doesn’t love cats? emotional appeal Persuade Inform Entertain Express Emotion or Ideas

22. Determine Author’s Purpose As pets go, cats make better pets than dogs. Dogs have to be taken outside for walks, but cats can use the bathroom all by themselves – in a litterbox. When dogs get dirty, somebody has to wash them, but cats bathe themselves. Cats are soft and fluffy and they purr soothingly. Who doesn’t love cats? Persuade

23. Determine Author’s Purpose Cats sleep anywhere, / Any table, any chair, Top of piano, window-ledge, In the middle, on the edge, Open drawer, empty shoe, Anybody's lap will do, They don't care! / Cats sleep anywhere. Persuade Inform Entertain Express Emotion or Ideas

24. Determine Author’s Purpose Cats sleep anywhere, / Any table, any chair, Top of piano, window-ledge, In the middle, on the edge, Open drawer, empty shoe, Anybody's lap will do, They don't care! / Cats sleep anywhere. Persuade Inform Entertain Express Emotion or Ideas

25. Determine Author’s Purpose Cats sleep anywhere, / Any table, any chair, Top of piano, window-ledge, In the middle, on the edge, Open drawer, empty shoe, Anybody's lap will do, They don't care! / Cats sleep anywhere. main idea Persuade Inform Entertain Express Emotion or Ideas

26. Determine Author’s Purpose Cats sleep anywhere, / Any table, any chair, Top of piano, window-ledge, In the middle, on the edge, Open drawer, empty shoe, Anybody's lap will do, They don't care! / Cats sleep anywhere. details Persuade Inform Entertain Express Emotion or Ideas

27. Determine Author’s Purpose Cats sleep anywhere, / Any table, any chair, Top of piano, window-ledge, In the middle, on the edge, Open drawer, empty shoe, Anybody's lap will do, They don't care! / Cats sleep anywhere. spatial Persuade Inform Entertain Express Emotion or Ideas

28. Determine Author’s Purpose Cats sleep anywhere, / Any table, any chair, Top of piano, window-ledge, In the middle, on the edge, Open drawer, empty shoe, Anybody's lap will do, They don't care! / Cats sleep anywhere. descriptive Persuade Inform Entertain Express Emotion or Ideas

29. Determine Author’s Purpose Cats sleep anywhere, / Any table, any chair, Top of piano, window-ledge, In the middle, on the edge, Open drawer, empty shoe, Anybody's lap will do, They don't care! / Cats sleep anywhere. Entertain

30. Determine Author’s Purpose The day we almost lost Dusty was one of the scariest days of my life. We heard him meowing, but it sounded very far off. Then Dad spotted him at the top of a towering old pine tree. For hours we called to him, but he seemed to be stuck up there. Persuade Inform Entertain Express Emotion or Ideas

31. Determine Author’s Purpose The day we almost lost Dusty was one of the scariest days of my life. We heard him meowing, but it sounded very far off. Then Dad spotted him at the top of a towering old pine tree. For hours we called to him, but he seemed to be stuck up there. Persuade Inform Entertain Express Emotion or Ideas

32. Determine Author’s Purpose The day we almost lost Dusty was one of the scariest days of my life. We heard him meowing, but it sounded very far off. Then Dad spotted him at the top of a towering old pine tree. For hours we called to him, but he seemed to be stuck up there. opinion Persuade Inform Entertain Express Emotion or Ideas

33. Determine Author’s Purpose The day we almost lost Dusty was one of the scariest days of my life. We heard him meowing, but it sounded very far off. Then Dad spotted him at the top of a towering old pine tree. For hours we called to him, but he seemed to be stuck up there. spatial Persuade Inform Entertain Express Emotion or Ideas

34. Determine Author’s Purpose The day we almost lost Dusty was one of the scariest days of my life. We heard him meowing, but it sounded very far off. Then Dad spotted him at the top of a towering old pine tree.For hours we called to him, but he seemed to be stuck up there. chronological Persuade Inform Entertain Express Emotion or Ideas

35. Determine Author’s Purpose The day we almost lost Dusty was one of the scariest days of my life. We heard him meowing, but it sounded very far off. Then Dad spotted him at the top of a towering old pine tree. For hours we called to him, but he seemed to be stuck up there. Express Emotion or Ideas

36. Determine Author’s Purpose Cats is a musical composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber and based on Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats by T.S. Elliot. It opened on Broadway in 1982 and is the second-longest running show in Broadway history. It has been translated into 20 languages and was made into a television video in 1998. Persuade Inform Entertain Express Emotion or Ideas

37. Determine Author’s Purpose Cats is a musical composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber and based on Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats by T.S. Elliot. It opened on Broadway in 1982 and is the second-longest running show in Broadway history. It has been translated into 20 languages and was made into a television video in 1998. Persuade Inform Entertain Express Emotion or Ideas

38. Determine Author’s Purpose Cats is a musical composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber and based on Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats by T.S. Elliot. It opened on Broadway in 1982 and is the second-longest running show in Broadway history. It has been translated into 20 languages and was made into a television video in 1998. fact Persuade Inform Entertain Express Emotion or Ideas

39. Determine Author’s Purpose Cats is a musical composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber and based on Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats by T.S. Elliot. It opened on Broadway in 1982 and is the second-longest running show in Broadway history. It has been translated into 20 languages and was made into a television video in 1998. fact Persuade Inform Entertain Express Emotion or Ideas

40. Determine Author’s Purpose Cats is a musical composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber and based on Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats by T.S. Elliot. It opened on Broadway in 1982 and is the second-longest running show in Broadway history. It has been translated into 20 languages and was made into a television video in 1998. fact Persuade Inform Entertain Express Emotion or Ideas

41. Determine Author’s Purpose Catsis a musical composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber and based on Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats by T.S. Elliot. It opened on Broadway in 1982 and is the second-longest running show in Broadway history. It has been translated into 20 languages and was made into a television video in 1998. classification Persuade Inform Entertain Express Emotion or Ideas

42. Determine Author’s Purpose chrnonolgical order Cats is a musical composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber and based on Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats by T.S. Elliot. It opened on Broadway in 1982 and is the second-longest running show in Broadway history. It has been translated into 20 languages and was made into a television video in 1998. Persuade Inform Entertain Express Emotion or Ideas

43. Determine Author’s Purpose Cats is a musical composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber and based on Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats by T.S. Elliot. It opened on Broadway in 1982 and is the second-longest running show in Broadway history. It has been translated into 20 languages and was made into a television video in 1998. Inform

44. Determine Author’s Purpose People are motivated to give to charities after a huge disaster strikes, but this is too often just a band-aid. People all over the world need our help every day. Give to the charity of your choice–regularly–and really solve problems. Persuade Inform Entertain Express Emotion or Ideas

45. Determine Author’s Purpose People are motivated to give to charities after a huge disaster strikes, but this is too often just a band-aid. People all over the world need our help every day. Give to the charity of your choice–regularly–and really solve problems. opinion Persuade Inform Entertain Express Emotion or Ideas

46. Determine Author’s Purpose People are motivated to give to charities after a huge disaster strikes, but this is too often just a band-aid. People all over the world need our help every day. Give to the charity of your choice–regularly–and really solve problems. problem Persuade Inform Entertain Express Emotion or Ideas

47. Determine Author’s Purpose People are motivated to give to charities after a huge disaster strikes, but this is too often just a band-aid. People all over the world need our help every day. Give to the charity of your choice–regularly–and really solve problems. solution Persuade Inform Entertain Express Emotion or Ideas

48. Determine Author’s Purpose People are motivated to give to charities after a huge disaster strikes, but this is too often just a band-aid. People all over the world need our help every day. Give to the charity of your choice–regularly–and really solve problems. Persuade

49. Determine Author’s Purpose “The time has come,” the Walrus said, “To talk of many things: Of shoes–and ships--and sealing wax— Of cabbages—and kings And why the sea is boiling hot— And whether pigs have wings.” Persuade Inform Entertain Express Emotion or Ideas

50. Determine Author’s Purpose “The time has come,” the Walrus said, “To talk of many things: Of shoes–and ships--and sealing wax— Of cabbages—and kings And why the sea is boiling hot— And whether pigs have wings.” main idea Persuade Inform Entertain Express Emotion or Ideas