Author's Purpose: Persuade, Inform, Entertain
TLDRIn this educational video, Miss Benares introduces second graders to the concept of an author's purpose in writing. She explains the three main reasons: to persuade, inform, and entertain. Through examples, she illustrates how authors aim to convince, educate, or captivate readers. The lesson includes a practice activity about grasshoppers, guiding students to identify the author's intent. Viewers are encouraged to extend their learning at home by completing exercises, reading books, writing their own texts, and playing a purpose-themed game.
Takeaways
- đź“š The lesson's objective is to understand the author's purpose in a text, which can be to persuade, inform, or entertain.
- 🔍 The author's purpose is identified by reading the text twice, with the first read-through for understanding and the second for analysis.
- đź’ˇ The main question to ask while analyzing a text is what the author's purpose might be, which can be one of the three main reasons: to persuade, inform, or entertain.
- 🗣️ Persuasion is when the author tries to convince the reader to do or believe something, as exemplified by the scuba diving advertisement.
- đź“š Information is provided when the author aims to teach or give facts about a topic, like the details about Japanese giant Hornets being deadly insects.
- 🎠Entertainment is the purpose when the author seeks to capture the reader's attention through enjoyable storytelling, such as the suspenseful recess story.
- 🔑 Highlighting key words or phrases can provide clues to the author's purpose, helping to determine if the text is meant to persuade, inform, or entertain.
- đź“ť Practice identifying the author's purpose by analyzing a passage about grasshoppers, noting the factual information provided about their biology and behavior.
- 🤔 Reflect on the highlighted information to decide whether the author is persuading, informing, or entertaining, and explain the reasoning behind the conclusion.
- 🏠Extend learning at home by completing packet pages on author's purpose, reading a book and identifying its purpose, writing your own text with a chosen purpose, and playing a game about author's purpose.
- đź”— Use the provided QR code to access a game related to understanding the author's purpose, enhancing interactive learning outside the classroom.
Q & A
What is the main objective of the reading lesson presented by Miss Benares?
-The main objective of the lesson is to teach students to identify the author's main purpose in a text, which can be to persuade, inform, or entertain.
What are the three main purposes for writing a text according to the lesson?
-The three main purposes for writing a text are to persuade, inform, and entertain.
What does it mean to write a text to persuade?
-To write a text to persuade means the author is trying to convince the reader to do or believe something.
Can you provide an example of a text written to persuade from the script?
-An example given is a text about scuba diving lessons, where the author is trying to persuade the reader to sign up for the lessons.
What is the purpose of writing a text to inform?
-The purpose of writing a text to inform is to teach the reader something or provide them with information about a topic.
What is an example of a text written to inform from the script?
-The example provided is about Japanese giant Hornets, where the author is giving factual information about these insects.
What is the purpose of writing a text to entertain?
-The purpose of writing a text to entertain is to hold the reader's attention through enjoyment or storytelling.
Can you give an example of a text written to entertain from the script?
-An example is a story about a child going out to recess, where the author leaves the reader in suspense about what will happen next.
What is the exercise that the students are asked to do after reading about grasshoppers in the script?
-The students are asked to highlight words or phrases that give clues about the author's purpose and then decide whether the author is trying to persuade, inform, or entertain.
What is the conclusion Miss Benares came to after analyzing the grasshoppers passage?
-Miss Benares concluded that the author's purpose in the grasshoppers passage was to inform, as there were many factual details provided about grasshoppers.
What are some ways students can extend their learning about the author's purpose at home?
-Students can complete their week four packet pages on the author's purpose, read a book and identify the author's purpose, write their own text with a chosen purpose, or play a game about the author's purpose using a provided QR code.
How does the script encourage students to share their learning with their teacher?
-The script ends with a reminder for students to share their learning with their teacher, showing the teacher's eagerness to see what the students have learned.
Outlines
đź“š Understanding the Author's Purpose
In this educational video, Miss Benares introduces the concept of the author's purpose in writing. She explains that authors typically write for three main reasons: to persuade, inform, or entertain. The video aims to teach viewers how to identify these purposes in texts. Miss Benares uses examples to illustrate each purpose, such as a persuasive text about scuba diving lessons, an informative text about Japanese giant hornets, and an entertaining story about a child's experience at recess. She also guides viewers through a practice exercise involving a passage about grasshoppers, encouraging them to highlight clues about the author's purpose and decide whether the author is trying to persuade, inform, or entertain.
🔍 Analyzing the Author's Purpose in a Grasshopper Passage
Continuing from the previous segment, Miss Benares focuses on a specific passage about grasshoppers to demonstrate how to analyze an author's purpose. She notes that the passage provides factual information about grasshoppers, such as their exoskeleton, body parts, wings, diet, and mating behavior. Based on these details, she concludes that the author's purpose is to inform, as there is no attempt to persuade or entertain. She encourages viewers to practice this skill by completing exercises, reading books to identify the author's purpose, writing their own texts with a chosen purpose, and playing a game about the author's purpose. The video concludes with suggestions for extending learning at home and sharing findings with teachers.
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Keywords
đź’ˇReading lesson
đź’ˇPersuade
đź’ˇInform
đź’ˇEntertain
đź’ˇPurpose of a text
đź’ˇExoskeleton
đź’ˇJointed legs
đź’ˇThree segmented body parts
đź’ˇWings
đź’ˇLeap
đź’ˇAuthor's purpose
Highlights
Introduction to the reading lesson with Miss Benares.
Objective of the lesson: Reading a text twice to understand the author's main purpose.
Three main reasons for writing a text: to persuade, inform, and entertain.
Explanation of the purpose 'to persuade' with an example about scuba diving.
Explanation of the purpose 'to inform' with an example about Japanese giant Hornets.
Explanation of the purpose 'to entertain' with an example about a school recess story.
Practice activity: Reading a passage about grasshoppers to identify the author's purpose.
Instruction to highlight words or phrases that give clues about the author's purpose.
Analysis of the grasshoppers passage, highlighting facts about their anatomy and behavior.
Conclusion that the grasshoppers passage is meant to inform, based on the factual content.
Explanation of how the factual content in the grasshoppers passage leads to the conclusion of its purpose.
Homework suggestions: Completing a week four packet on the author's purpose.
Homework suggestion: Reading a book and identifying the author's purpose.
Homework suggestion: Writing your own text with a chosen purpose of persuading, informing, or entertaining.
Invitation to play a game about the author's purpose using a QR code.
Encouragement to share learning with the teacher.
Transcripts
hi leaders welcome back to our second
grade YouTube channel this is Miss
Benares and I'm excited to be sharing
another reading lesson with you all
today so this is our objective for today
we're going to read it twice so I'll
read it the first time in the second
time you can read it with me I can
explain
the author's main purpose of a text I
can explain the author's main purpose of
a text so as we're going through our
lesson today the question we want to be
asking ourselves is what are the
different purposes for writing a text so
why does somebody write a text so we
like to say that it's easy as pie so
there are three main reasons for an
author to write a text and those reasons
are to persuade inform and entertain so
we're going to go into each of these a
little bit more in the next few slides
the first reason that an author will
write a text is to persuade so that
means that the author tries to get you
to do or to believe something so this
example says ever wonder what it's like
to explore the amazing underwater world
with your very own eyes sign up for
scuba diving lessons today and find out
so after we read this story we need to
ask ourselves what is the author trying
to persuade us to do in this story it
sounds like the author is trying to
convince us or trying to get us to go
scuba diving the next reason that an
author will write a text is to inform
their reader informing means that the
author is trying to teach you something
or give you information about a topic
here's an example Japanese giant Hornets
are deadly insects they have
scissor-like jaws and can inject a toxic
venom through their stingers they often
attack honeybee colonies after you read
this we want to ask what is the author
trying to inform us or teach us about in
this story I can
there are a lot of facts about Japanese
giant Hornets
so I know that the author is trying to
give me information or inform me about
these types of insects and the last
reason that an author writes the text is
to entertain the reader this is when the
author tries to hold your attention
through enjoyment for example the crisp
cold winter air chilled my face as I ran
out to recess little did I know that I
was about to be ambushed by a bunch of
second graders lurking behind the
snowbank so after we read this we want
to ask how does the author entertain us
well it seems like in this story it's
about a kid who's at school and he's
worried about what might happen when he
goes out to recess it leaves us hanging
at the end because he tells us that
their kids lurking behind the snowbank
so we don't know what's going to happen
next
this type of ending keeps our attention
so now we're going to do some practice
together on this slide there's a passage
that says all about grasshoppers we're
going to read this story and then we're
gonna answer some questions about it
grasshoppers have an exoskeleton jointed
legs and three segmented body parts they
also have two pairs of wings and large
hind legs for jumping in fact they can
leap up to 20 times their body length
they only eat plants and the male's sing
by rubbing a hind leg and four wing
together so now we're going to look at
the bottom half of our sheet right here
the first step it says highlight the
words or phrases that give you clues
about the author's purpose right now is
a good time to pause your video and
either write something down or talk to
somebody at home and highlight some
words or phrases that tell us what the
author's purpose might be after you've
highlighted some words or phrases try to
decide what the author is trying to what
the author's purpose for writing the
story is
are they trying to persuade inform or
entertain their reader and last you are
going to explain your thinking so what
led you to this conclusion or what
helped you decide what the author's
purpose was hopefully you've had some
time to decide what the author's purpose
was and identify some important
information in the story so I'm gonna go
to the next slide and show you what I
found so the first step was to highlight
words or phrases that give us clues
about the author's purpose so when I was
reading I noticed they were giving a lot
of facts about grasshoppers
so I highlighted that they have an
exoskeleton they have three segmented
body parts two pairs of wings they eat
plants and the male's sing so I know
that those are all facts that they told
us about grasshoppers it doesn't sound
like they're trying to persuade us or
convince us of anything I don't think
they're trying to entertain us but it
does sound like they're trying to inform
us or give us information about a topic
now what led me to this conclusion
I wrote a full sentence at the bottom
and it says I chose inform because there
are a lot of facts about grasshoppers so
that is all for our lesson today about
the author's purpose I have a few ways
for you to extend your learning at home
as well so number one you can do is
complete your week four packet pages on
the author's purpose the second thing
you can do at home to extend your
learning is read a book and identify the
author's purpose you can read a book on
epic or read a book you have at home the
third thing you can do is write your own
text you can decide if you're going to
persuade inform or entertain your reader
and the last thing that you can do is
scan this QR code to play a game about
the author's purpose don't forget to
share your learning with your teacher we
can't wait to see what you learned
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