1.28 Lesson

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How did Hannibal surprise the Romans when he

attacked?

A. He sailed his army across the ocean.
B. He walked his army over the tall Alps mountains.
C. He dug tunnels under the city walls.
D. He snuck in through secret passages.

Criteria for Success:
1.Identify topic of question/tema de la
pregunta

2.Highlight relevant details in the
text/Resaltar los detalles relevantes

3.Evaluate the details and answer the
question/Responder a la pregunta

4.Complete a R.A.C.E.
response/R.A.C.E. Respuesta

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LO:

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

DOL:

Given a text, students will correctly explain the

author’s purpose and message within a text in at
least 4 of 5 questions.

ELA 3.10A Explain the author’s purpose and message within a text.

The Ancient Roman Civilization

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What is the difference between
the author’s purpose and the

author’s message?

Criteria for Success:
1.

Read the question/Lee la pregunta

2.

Think of what the author’s purpose is/Piensa en cuál es el propósito del autor

3.Think of what the author’s message is/Piensa en cuál es el mensaje del autor

4.

Use the sentence stem and talk to your partner for 30 seconds/Usa
el inicio de la frase y habla con tu compañero durante 30 segundos

SS:
The author’s purpose is________ while the
author’s message is___________.
El propósito del autor es ________ mientras que
el mensaje del autor es _________.

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Author’s Purpose

Refers to the main goal in
a piece of writing

- to entertain
- to inform
- to persuade
- to share an experience

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Author’s Message

Refers to the main lesson
in a piece of writing

- Standing Up for What's Right
- Waiting Can Lead to Great Things
- Telling the Truth is Always the Best

Choice

- Working Together Makes Us Stronger

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How can readers identify
the author’s purpose for

writing a text?

Readers identify the
author’s purpose for
writing a text by…

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Reader can follow these steps to
determine and explain the author’s

purpose.

Identify the
genre

Identify the
topic

Consider
the tone

Examine
supporting
details

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Apply to Text

The Punic

Wars

We will examine
today’s text by
explaining the

author’s purpose and

message.

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What is the most likely reason the author includes the details in

paragraph 1?

A.

To show readers how the Roman soldiers prepared for battle

B.

To help readers visualize what a Roman legionary dressed like
for battle

C.

To explain why Roman helmets had different designs

D.

To describe the weapons used in ancient battles

Criteria for Success:
1.Identify topic of question/tema de la pregunta

2.Highlight relevant details in the text/Resaltar los detalles relevantes

3.Evaluate the details and answer the question/Responder a la pregunta

Criteria for Success:

1.Read the question/Lee la pregunta

2.Think of why the author would have written paragraph 1/Piensa
en por qué el autor habría escrito el párrafo 1

3.

Use the sentence stem and talk to your partner for 30
seconds/Usa el inicio de la frase y habla con tu compañero durante
30 segundos

SS:
Paragraph 1
is about…
El párrafo 1
trata sobre…

Multiple Choice

What is the most likely reason the author includes the details in paragraph 1?

• To show readers how the Roman soldiers prepared for battle

• To help readers visualize what a Roman legionary dressed like for battle

• To explain why Roman helmets had different designs

• To describe the weapons used in ancient battles

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What is the most likely reason the author includes the details in paragraph 5?

A.

To explain why trade was important to both civilizations

B.

To demonstrate Carthage's superiority over Rome

C.

To show why conflict between Rome and Carthage was unavoidable

D.

To describe the geography of the Mediterranean

Criteria for Success:
1.Identify topic of question/tema de la pregunta

2.Highlight relevant details in the text/Resaltar los detalles relevantes

3.Evaluate the details and answer the question/Responder a la pregunta

Criteria for Success:

1.Read the question/Lee la pregunta

2.Think of why the author would have written paragraph 5/Piensa
en por qué el autor habría escrito el párrafo 5

3.

Use the sentence stem and talk to your partner for 30
seconds/Usa el inicio de la frase y habla con tu compañero durante
30 segundos

SS:
Paragraph 5
is about…
El párrafo 5
trata sobre…

Open Ended

What is the topic of the question?

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What is the most likely reason the author includes the details in paragraph 5?

A.

To explain why trade was important to both civilizations

B.

To demonstrate Carthage's superiority over Rome

C.

To show why conflict between Rome and Carthage was unavoidable

D.

To describe the geography of the Mediterranean

Criteria for Success:
1.Identify topic of question/tema de la pregunta

2.Highlight relevant details in the text/Resaltar los detalles relevantes

3.Evaluate the details and answer the question/Responder a la pregunta

Criteria for Success:

1.Read the question/Lee la pregunta

2.Think of why the author would have written paragraph 5/Piensa
en por qué el autor habría escrito el párrafo 5

3.

Use the sentence stem and talk to your partner for 30
seconds/Usa el inicio de la frase y habla con tu compañero durante
30 segundos

SS:
Paragraph 5
is about…
El párrafo 5
trata sobre…

Draw

Highlight relevant details in paragraph 5 that tell the reader about the central idea of the selection.

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What is the most likely reason the author includes the details in paragraph 5?

A.

To explain why trade was important to both civilizations

B.

To demonstrate Carthage's superiority over Rome

C.

To show why conflict between Rome and Carthage was unavoidable

D.

To describe the geography of the Mediterranean

Criteria for Success:
1.Identify topic of question/tema de la pregunta

2.Highlight relevant details in the text/Resaltar los detalles relevantes

3.Evaluate the details and answer the question/Responder a la pregunta

Criteria for Success:

1.Read the question/Lee la pregunta

2.Think of why the author would have written paragraph 5/Piensa
en por qué el autor habría escrito el párrafo 5

3.

Use the sentence stem and talk to your partner for 30
seconds/Usa el inicio de la frase y habla con tu compañero durante
30 segundos

SS:
Paragraph 5
is about…
El párrafo 5
trata sobre…

Multiple Choice

What is the most likely reason the author includes the details in paragraph 5?

• To explain why trade was important to both civilizations

• To demonstrate Carthage's superiority over Rome

• To show why conflict between Rome and Carthage was unavoidable

• To describe the geography of the Mediterranean

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Reader can identify the author’s message

by …

What is the
author trying to
show or tell you?

What idea is
emphasized over
and over?

Look for a lesson

Check for repeated ideas

✔

✔

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Little Red Riding Hood

Little Red Riding Hood was a girl who always wore a red cape. One day, her mother asked her to take a
basket of food to her grandmother who lived in the forest. She was told not to talk to strangers.

On her way, Little Red Riding Hood met a wolf and began talking to him. The wolf tricked her into taking a
longer path while he took the shorter one. The wolf reached the grandmother’s house first, ate her, and
dressed up as her.

When Little Red Riding Hood arrived, she noticed something strange about her "grandmother." The wolf
tried to eat her, but a hunter passing by heard the noise and rescued Little Red Riding Hood and her
grandmother.

What is the
author’s message
of this text? SS:

The author is trying to tell the
reader…
El autor está tratando de decirle
al lector...

Criteria for Success:

1.Ask yourself: What is
the problem/problema
the main character
faced in the text?

2.Ask yourself: How
could the main
character have avoided
the problem/Evitó el
problema?

3.Ask yourself: How did
the main character
solve the
problem/Resolver el
problema? What did
this teach them?

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What is the main message of the text? Support your
answer using evidence from the text.

SCR

Look-fors in SCR responses:
❏ A complete response will provide

one of the possible responses.

❏ Evidence is accurately used to

support the response.

❏ The response and the evidence

to support it are based on the
text.

1 point
✔

2 points

✔

✔

✔

Open Ended

Write about the problem our characters faced in the text.

SS: The problem the characters faced was...

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What is the main message of the text? Support your
answer using evidence from the text.

SCR

Look-fors in SCR responses:
❏ A complete response will provide

one of the possible responses.

❏ Evidence is accurately used to

support the response.

❏ The response and the evidence

to support it are based on the
text.

1 point
✔

2 points

✔

✔

✔

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What is the main message of the text? Support your
answer using evidence from the text.

SCR

Look-fors in SCR responses:
❏ A complete response will provide

one of the possible responses.

❏ Evidence is accurately used to

support the response.

❏ The response and the evidence

to support it are based on the
text.

1 point
✔

2 points

✔

✔

✔

Open Ended

How could the characters in the story have avoided the main problem in the text?

SS: The characters in the text could have avoided the problem by...

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What is the main message of the text? Support your
answer using evidence from the text.

SCR

Look-fors in SCR responses:
❏ A complete response will provide

one of the possible responses.

❏ Evidence is accurately used to

support the response.

❏ The response and the evidence

to support it are based on the
text.

1 point
✔

2 points

✔

✔

✔

Open Ended

Take how you decided the characters should avoid the problem and apply it to the real world.

What did the author want the reader to learn?

SS: The main message in the text is...

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What is the most likely reason the author includes the

details in paragraph 9?

A. To show that Roman soldiers were afraid
B. To explain why the Romans eventually lost
C. To describe Carthaginian military tactics
D. To build suspense about the upcoming battle

Criteria for Success:
1.Identify topic of
question/tema de la pregunta

2.Highlight relevant details in
the text/Resaltar los detalles
relevantes

3.Evaluate the details and
answer the
question/Responder a la
pregunta

4.Complete a R.A.C.E.
response/R.A.C.E. Respuesta

Multiple Choice

What is the most likely reason the author includes the details in paragraph 9?

• To show that Roman soldiers were afraid

• To explain why the Romans eventually lost

• To describe Carthaginian military tactics

• To build suspense about the upcoming battle

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What is the most likely reason the author wrote

this selection?

A. To entertain readers with a story about

the Punic Wars

B. To inform readers about the causes and

beginning of the Punic Wars

C. To persuade readers that Rome was

stronger than Carthage

D. To describe the daily life of Roman

soldiers

Multiple Choice

What is the most likely reason the author wrote this selection?

• To entertain readers with a story about the Punic Wars

• To inform readers about the causes and beginning of the Punic Wars

• To persuade readers that Rome was stronger than Carthage

• To describe the daily life of Roman soldiers