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Writing Wednesday...
Look over the writing process. Then focus on purpose.
Main Types of Writing:
- Persuasive
- Descriptive
- Narrative
- Informative
Create a class poster explaining these.
Snack/Recess
"The Lab"
What is an "author's purpose"?
Partner excercise...
With a partner, read the passage and discuss what the answer is, then you will share with the class.
Sample
| 1. | It was Halloween, and Rachel and her best friend Mattie were looking
forward to an evening of fun. Their first stop was the haunted house.
Every year, it was opened just for a few days around Halloween. Rachel
and Maddie had been coming there every year since they were eleven
years old, so they weren’t scared. But it would still be fun. As they
pulled up to the house in Rachel’s old car, Maddie noticed that theirs
was the only car in the parking lot. Before they opened the front door,
they saw lights flickering on and off in an upstairs window. “They’re
just doing this to set the mood,” said Rachel. “It’s just someone with a
couple of flashlights, and the other cars are probably all parked
around back.” She turned the doorknob and opened the creaky front door. What is the author's purpose of this writing?
The author wants to show that ____.
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Class Break/Lunch/Recess
Math Measurement week...
