what we buy.” Read article #2 Teens – and the Media. Some students may be able to read this passage aloud independently. above. Give each student the author’s purpose Selects from “inform” graphic organizer. Authors have a response options or purpose for writing. The author’s points to column “inform” purpose can be to entertain us (just on the graphic organizer. for fun)…point to the column “entertain” on the graphic organizer, Hint: If students need to persuade us (convince us of something)… point to more help, remind them the column on the graphic that when the author’s “persuade” organizer, or to inform us (give us purpose is to inform us, facts)…point to the column on they will tell us and “inform” the graphic organizer. I’m going to read reasons. a sentence from the article and you decide which column it goes in. Here’s Affixes the response the first sentence. watch option on the graphic “Teens 40,000 ads a year through television organizer or writes the alone.” What is the purpose of this sentence under the sentence? column (do not “inform” score student’s ability to place on graphic Let’s put the sentence in the “inform” category? organizer; score correct selection). above. Let’s try another sentence. ads Selects from “inform” affect the food and beverage choices response options or points to the teens make.” What is the author’s “inform” purpose? column on the graphic organizer. Affixes the response option on the graphic organizer or writes the sentence under the
what we buy.” Read article #2 – Teens and the Media. Some students may be able to read this passage aloud independently. above. Give each student the author’s purpose graphic organizer. Authors have a purpose for writing. The author’s purpose can be to entertain us (just for fun)…point to the “entertain” column on the graphic organizer, to persuade us (convince us of something)… point to the “persuade” column on the graphic organizer, or to inform us (give us facts)…point to the “inform” column on the graphic organizer. I’m going to read a sentence from the article and you decide which column it goes in. Here’s the first sentence. “Teens watch 40,000 ads a year through television alone.” What is the purpose of this sentence? Let’s put the sentence in the “inform” category? Selects “inform” from response options or points to “inform” column on the graphic organizer. Hint: If students need more help, remind them that when the author’s purpose is to inform us, they will tell us and reasons. Affixes the response option on the graphic organizer or writes the sentence under the “inform” column (do not score student’s ability to place on graphic organizer; score correct selection). above. Let’s try another sentence. ads affect the food and beverage choices teens make.” What is the author’s purpose? Selects “inform” from response options or points to the “inform” column on the graphic organizer. Affixes the response option on the graphic organizer or writes the sentence under the