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Using Details from Text to Identify Author's Purpose Lesson PlanUsing Details from Text to Identify Author's Purpose Lesson Plan
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Explore writing techniques by analyzing newspapers and magazines with middle schoolers. They will collaborate in small groups to read local news stories and identify the main ideas and author's intent. They also utilize an information chart with three sections labeled persuade, inform, and entertain which helps learners identify journalistic techniques.

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author's purpose, authors, Persuasive Writing, persuasion, persuasive arguments, journalism, informational texts, writing techniques

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journalism activity, reporting facts, writing techniques, author's purpose, Informational Text, Persuasive Writing, informative text, english language arts
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3rd - 7th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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2 hrs
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