Purposes in Writing...

    We received a great question from Troy's mom, Amy, on whether or not it is OK to have more than one purpose in your writing. We have been noting that in our class book "The Miraculous Journey of Edward Toulane", that there is definitely more than one purpose. We have found the book entertaining, but it is also inspiring and a place where the author is expressing her feelings through characters.

Here is the question:

    "You did a wonderful job explaining an author's purpose in writing. Using PIE will help me to remember persuade, inform, and entertain. Do you think it's okay to have all three in one writing? I write a blog for my business website of stand up paddle boarding and I would like to do all three of these things. I want to persuade people to paddle board with me. I also want to inform and educate them about the sport of stand up paddle boarding. Lastly, I would like to entertain them with my writing and keep it funny so that they will keep coming back to my web page/blog"

Here is our class answer:

 Hi Amy!
   We talked about your question in class about having more than one purpose in your writing. It is a VERY good idea to combine the 3 purposes in your BLOG writing.
   For example, Anna says  "People might get bored if you just give lots of facts/information, so you should try to keep it entertaining by mentioning exciting details about stand up paddle boarding..."
   Also, we think you should tell funny and interesting stories about SUPB, because it will make people excited and want to try it out for themselves. To try and persuade, or convince, people to try the sport, you could mention how it is good for relieving stress, staying in shape, or spending more time in nature.
   We realized that to keep it funny AND informative can be challenging. Try and write like it is you actually talking to someone. This is called using your "voice" in writing. AJ and Averi have a very strong voice in their writing and it makes it very entertaining to read their stories!
Good luck with your blog!!!
~The whole class!

Author's Purpose

      The author's purpose is important because it helps you understand why the author wrote the piece. There are many different purposes for writing.You can find the author's purpose in both nonfiction and fiction.There are many different examples of author's purpose, such as to inspire, to express feelings, to entertain, to inform, and to persuade. 

                         By: Callia, Nick, AJ and Averi
 

1.   To inspire…( to make the reader want to do something better/ something good, to teach a life lesson, etc.)

2.   To inform…(to teach the reader or to give information)

3.   To express feelings…

4.   To entertain…(make the reader laugh, cry, etc.)

5.   To persuade...(makes the reader start or stop doing something)

6.   Answering a test question/ORQ/SA...

Author’s purpose is as easy as “PIE”

Persuade

Inform

Entertain

Cotuit Center for the Arts!

Thinking deeply about the artist's work.

Mrs. Richards and Mrs. MacDonald

Mrs. Richards and Ms. Martin

Livi G, Livi D, and Haley

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AJ and Beau are getting ready to create their own "light" art.

Anna ending up making an animal inspired piece!

Last Thursday our class traveled to The Cotuit Center for the Arts to view the exhibit titled "Seeing The Light." All of the artwork had the same theme "light", however they way they interpreted it through their artwork was very different! We saw sculptures, photographs, paintings, drawings, and even computer generated art. all of the art was created by artists that live right here on Cape Cod!
After our viewing, we were able to make our own artwork using the technique of layering tissue paper on top of tracing paper. When the light shines behind our artwork, it gives them a very special look!

The class was extremely well behaved and asked amazing questions both to the artists, and the exhibit leaders. We ended the day with a scavenger hunt and also found out that the center offers many different art classes for children. If you are interested in learning more, please check out: http://www.cotuitcenterforthearts.org/
Thank you so much to Mrs. Willis, Mrs. Graven, Mrs. Squeglia, and Mrs. Jacobson for joining us on our special day!!!
~Katie Martin  :)

Jordan and Mrs. Willis !

Michael really enjoys art class at school, and shared a lot of knowledge about technique and perspective.