"Introduction to Author's Purpose and Persuasive Strategies"

Lesson 2 of 3 for the ELA unit,

"Where Did You Hear That? Becoming Critical Consumers of News Media"

Websites used in Lesson 2:

• MA STAR Handbook, pg. 17 chart of vocabulary strategies
• ReadWriteThink's Persuasive Techniques in Advertising
• Choose your own sources for headlines and articles. A few possibilities: Newsela (must register for a free account), The Times in Plain English, and regular news outlets (ex. The Boston Globe, U.S. News and World Reports, BBC News)
• Hubspot's Introduction to Persuasive Advertising vs. Informative Advertising
• ReadWriteThink's list of resources for finding advertisements

Lesson 2 Plan and Handouts: