Author's Purpose Final Assessment (Click HERE)
Week 3: February 6-10, 2017
Authors Purpose Practice (click HERE)
Critical Thinking Questions:
What is the value of comedy to creating change? Do you consider it a form of protest?
How does the author's purpose in this video relate to the value of comedy and protest?
What is the value of comedy to creating change? Do you consider it a form of protest?
How does the author's purpose in this video relate to the value of comedy and protest?
Critical Thinking Question:
What is the author's purpose of this video?
Given what we discussed with the previous video, does this change your opinion on the value of comedy? of protest? How does removing the informational aspect of this form of comedic protest change the way the message is received? How does it impact the audience differently?
What is the author's purpose of this video?
Given what we discussed with the previous video, does this change your opinion on the value of comedy? of protest? How does removing the informational aspect of this form of comedic protest change the way the message is received? How does it impact the audience differently?
Week 2: January 31-Feb 3, 2017
Entry Slip: Author's Purpose Practice 1 (click HERE)
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1. What is the author's purpose of this video? (Remember you want to think about the PRIMARY purpose)
2. What is the author claiming? What message are they trying to send to the audience? 3. What biases does this video have? How does bias impact the author's purpose? |
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Author's Purpose vs Author's Claim
Author's Purpose is WHY the author is writing/saying/creating something.
Author's Claim is the MESSAGE that the author is trying to get across. It's closer to a SUMMARY of WHAT they are saying, rather than the author's motivation for saying it. For the video to the right:
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Additional Author's Purpose Practice (Click HERE)
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Read the article on the current Immigration Ban and answer the multiple choice questions! | ||
Data Point 3 - Immigration Ban (Click HERE)
The Immigration Ban - Looking at Multiple Perspectives
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Week 1: January 24-27, 2017
Entry Slip - What does PIE stand for? What do we use this acronym for?
Just like in the Flocabulary video, an author can have multiple purposes in creating something. However, we must consider what is the primary purpose.
Typically, music is made to either entertain an audience or express oneself. BUT this video is meant to inform it's audience about author's purpose. Thus, it's primary purpose is to inform, but it is using an entertaining medium to do so!
Typically, music is made to either entertain an audience or express oneself. BUT this video is meant to inform it's audience about author's purpose. Thus, it's primary purpose is to inform, but it is using an entertaining medium to do so!
Assessment 1 - 13 Things You Think Are True, But Aren't (Click HERE)
Watch the Video on "Alternative Facts"
-How are the reporter's purpose and Kellyanne Conway's purpose in speaking different from one another? What is NBC News trying to accomplish with viewers in interviewing Kellyanne Conway? What is Conway's trying to accomplish with viewers across the nation in speaking to the press?
Consider: who is the audience?
-How are the reporter's purpose and Kellyanne Conway's purpose in speaking different from one another? What is NBC News trying to accomplish with viewers in interviewing Kellyanne Conway? What is Conway's trying to accomplish with viewers across the nation in speaking to the press?
Consider: who is the audience?