Wednesday 03/28 Reading - John Hancock and Text Structure

Purpose: I can identify an author's purpose and related text structure to help me understand informational writing.

1. Connection:  "John Hancock" Main Ideas
2. Teaching: Today I want to teach you that an author will have a purpose for writing a text: to persuade, to inform, or to entertain.  Based on their purpose for a particular text, writers must decide how to organize their ideas when writing.  Understanding which text structure an author uses will help you better understand the text.
3. Application: Read and comprehend "John Hancock" in the American Revolutionary War Heroes Packet
• Identify author's purpose, its related text structure, and evidence.
• Answer at least three (3) comprehension questions.
4. Free Reading Time