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Amplify Read Write

Contemporary Fiction

Grade 4 | Unit 3 | Lesson 12

TEKS 4.10.A Explain the author’s purpose and message within a text

Learning Objective:

SWBAT explain the author’s purpose and message within a text using

contemporary fiction.

Knowledge Objective:

SWBAT analyze the genre of contemporary fiction and its literary

elements.

Demonstration of Learning:

Given a contemporary fiction text, SW correctly explain the author’s

purposeand message within a text in at least 4 of 5 questions.

Contemporary Fiction

Uncovering Author’s Messages

Introducing Vocabulary for “ Uncovering Author’s Messages”

aroma

an often pleasant

smell that one

notices

flan

a sweet dessert

made out of
custard with
caramel glaze

drenched

filled or covered by liquid

Review Author’s Purpose TPS

Author’s Purpose is as easy as PIE

Persuade

The author is trying to get
you to do something or try

something.

Inform

The author is trying to give
you information and teach

you facts.

Entertain

The author is trying to make

you enjoy the story by keeping

the reader’s attention .

Match

Match the definition with the term.

• The author is trying to teach and give you facts.

• The author is trying to convince you to do or try something.

• The author wants you to enjoy the story.

Inform

Persuade

Entertain

• Inform

• Persuade

• Entertain

Author's purpose is easy as.....

Persuade
Inform

Entertain

Author’s Message

The author’s message is the lesson or idea the author wants you to

take away from the story. These events often involve character

decisions, conflicts, and resolutions.

You can determine author’s message by looking at …

Repeated Themes

Character Dialogue

Descriptive Language

Grandma was right. “ Most people like to help.”

Multiple Choice

Are author's purpose and author's message the same?

• Yes

• No

• I wasn't listening

Make it make sense-What is the author’s message in Excerpt 11?

​What is the big theme?	​How do the characters speak and act with each other?	​What kind of descriptive language do we see?
The big theme is​	​	​We see

Let’s RACE

Based on the
evidence in this letter, do you think this is likely to be the last letter, or will others follow?

​Based on the evidence in the letter, I think ____. In the letter, grandma said ____ ,so this shows ____.

Independent Reading

Thinking Job

What is the

author’s message

in Excerpt 12?

Excerpt 12 TPS

What message is the
author trying to convey
with Grandma’s letters?

​Repeated themes	​Character dialogue	​Descriptive language
​	​	​

Comprehension TPS

Why does Grandma say she
saved the flan recipe for last?

What does Celeste say these

foods all have in common?

​The author wrote this selection, most likely to ____.

Demonstration of Learning

Given a contemporary fiction text, SW

correctly explain the author’s purposeand

message within a text in at least 4 of 5

questions.

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