I can evaluate writers’ purposes and consider how they have used structure and language to suit these purposes. (Eg: I can make decisions about why the writer has written a piece of writing and how they have used particular structures and words to meet the purpose.

This is what we had to do for our blog post.

Assessment:​ ​I​ ​can​ ​evaluate​ ​writer's’​ ​purposes​ ​and​ ​consider​ ​how​ ​they​ ​have​ ​used​ ​structure​ ​and​ ​language​ ​to​ ​suit​ ​these​ ​purposes.​ ​(Eg:​ ​I​ ​can​ ​make 

decisions​ ​about​ ​why​ ​the​ ​writer​ ​has​ ​written​ ​a​ ​piece​ ​of​ ​writing​ ​and​ ​how​ ​they​ ​have​ ​used​ ​particular​ ​structures​ ​and​ ​words​ ​to​ ​meet​ ​the​ ​purpose.) 

Name:​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​Choose​ ​3​ ​out​ ​of​ ​the​ ​following​ ​texts:  

●World’s​ ​Largest​ ​Artificial​ ​Sun	●The​ ​World​ ​will​ ​end,​ ​said​ ​the​ ​cat	●Mossie
●Laundry​ ​Folding​ ​Robot	●Fallen​ ​Leaves	●Can​ ​giant​ ​pumps​ ​help​ ​refreeze​ ​the​ ​Artic

L5​ ​Author’s  Purpose  follow​ ​up	I​ ​can​ ​describe​ ​the​ ​author's​ ​purpose​ ​in​ ​relation  to​ ​structure​ ​and​ ​language​ ​choices​ ​in​ ​a​ ​text  and​ ​give​ ​relevant​ ​evidence​ ​(eg​ ​vocabulary  used)	I​ ​can​ ​compare​ ​and​ ​contrast​ ​differences​ ​in​ ​the​ ​author's  purpose​ ​in​ ​relation​ ​to​ ​structure​ ​and​ ​language​ ​choices  between​ ​different​ ​texts.
Text:  World’s​ ​Largest  Artificial​ ​Sun	The​ ​author’s​ ​purpose​ ​is​ ​to​ ​inform​ ​the​ ​reader​ ​and  give​ ​them​ ​facts.  The​ ​specific​ ​language/​ ​structure​ ​choices​ ​that​ ​the  author​ ​has​ ​made​ ​to​ ​support​ ​their​ ​purpose​ ​are​ ​that  they​ ​have​ ​scientific​ ​and​ ​strong​ ​facts​ ​to​ ​prove​ ​their  point.	Specific​ ​language​ ​choices  in​ ​the​ ​3​ ​texts:	Structure​ ​of​ ​the​ ​3​ ​texts:
		Similarities  The​ ​​World’s​ ​Largest​ ​Artificial  Sun​​ ​and​ ​​Laundry​ ​Folding​ ​Robot  both​ ​have​ ​informative  language​ ​and​ ​they​ ​also​ ​had  scientific​ ​language​ ​and  facts​ ​for​ ​the​ ​reader.	Similarities  The​ ​​World’s​ ​Largest​ ​Artificial​ ​Sun  and​ ​​Laundry​ ​Folding​ ​Robot​​ ​both  have​ ​their​ ​facts​ ​at​ ​the​ ​start  and​ ​then​ ​later​ ​in​ ​the​ ​story  they​ ​keep​ ​backing​ ​up​ ​their  facts.
Text:  Laundry​ ​Folding  Robot	The​ ​author’s​ ​purpose​ ​is​ ​to​ ​inform​ ​the​ ​reader​ ​and  let​ ​them​ ​know​ ​about​ ​this​ ​robot.  The​ ​specific​ ​language/​ ​structure​ ​choices​ ​that​ ​the  author​ ​has​ ​made​ ​to​ ​support​ ​their​ ​purpose​ ​are​ ​they  have​ ​written​ ​about​ ​what​ ​the​ ​robot​ ​does​ ​and​ ​how​ ​it  could​ ​help​ ​people​ ​in​ ​their​ ​lives.
Text:  The​ ​World​ ​will​ ​end,	The​ ​author’s​ ​purpose​ ​is​ ​to​ ​entertain​ ​the​ ​readers  and​ ​make​ ​them​ ​want​ ​to​ ​read​ ​the​ ​book​ ​maybe​ ​to	Differences	Differences

said​ ​the​ ​cat

their​ ​children.  The​ ​specific​ ​language/​ ​structure​ ​choices​ ​that​ ​the  author​ ​has​ ​made​ ​to​ ​support​ ​their​ ​purpose​ ​are  making​ ​the​ ​tory​ ​fun​ ​like​ ​having​ ​a​ ​talking​ ​cat​ ​and  making​ ​it​ ​an​ ​adventure​ ​for​ ​the​ ​reader.

The​ ​​The​ ​World​ ​will​ ​end,​ ​said​ ​the  cat​​ ​story​ ​was​ ​different  because​ ​it​ ​had​ ​funny  language​ ​and​ ​it​ ​was  entertaining​ ​and​ ​the  author's​ ​purpose​ ​was​ ​not​ ​to  inform​ ​like​ ​the​ ​other​ ​two  texts.

With​ ​the​ ​​The​ ​World​ ​will​ ​end,​ ​said  the​ ​cat​​ ​story​ ​it​ ​was  completely​ ​different  because​ ​the​ ​authors  purpose​ ​was​ ​to​ ​entertain  the​ ​reader​ ​not​ ​to​ ​give​ ​the  reader​ ​facts​ ​like​ ​the​ ​other  one.

Text:​ ​​Sneaky​ ​Venus​ ​Flytraps​ ​Use​ ​Prey​ ​For​ ​Nutrients​ ​And​ ​Energy 

Level​ ​5​ ​-  Author's’  Purpose​ ​Map
I​ ​can  describe​ ​the  author’s  purpose​ ​in​ ​a  text	I​ ​can​ ​identify​ ​several​ ​features​ ​of​ ​the​ ​author’s​ ​purpose  The​ ​author’s​ ​purpose​ ​is…  The​ ​point​ ​of​ ​view​ ​is…  The​ ​intended​ ​audience​ ​is...	I​ ​can​ ​identify​ ​several​ ​features​ ​of​ ​the​ ​author’s​ ​purpose​;​ ​and  explain​ ​giving​ ​relevant​ ​examples​ ​and​ ​evidence.  What​ ​does​ ​it​ ​say​ ​in​ ​the​ ​text​ ​to​ ​show​ ​you​ ​that:  ●this​ ​is​ ​the​ ​author’s​ ​purpose  ●this​ ​is​ ​the​ ​point​ ​of​ ​view  ●this​ ​is​ ​the​ ​intended​ ​audience
The​ ​author’s	To​ ​inform​ ​the​ ​reader​ ​what​ ​is​ ​going​ ​on​ ​with​ ​venus​ ​fly	1.They​ ​used​ ​scientific​ ​sentences​ ​and​ ​words​ ​like

purpose​ ​is…  P?​ ​I?​ ​E?	traps​ ​and​ ​what​ ​they​ ​do.	when​ ​they​ ​said​ ​​the​ ​fact​ ​that​ ​the​ ​Dionaea  muscipula,​ ​or​ ​Venus's​ ​flytrap,​ ​feeds​ ​on  unsuspecting​ ​insects​ ​by​ ​luring​ ​them​ ​into​ ​its  jaw-like​ ​leaves​ ​with​ ​sweet-smelling​ ​nectar​ ​has  been​ ​known​ ​for​ ​centuries  2.​ ​They​ ​are​ ​telling​ ​the​ ​reader​ ​what​ ​is​ ​happening​ ​and​ ​what  has​ ​happened​ ​with​ ​venus​ ​fly​ ​traps​ ​like​ ​when​ ​they​ ​said  how​ ​t​his​ ​is​ ​not​ ​the​ ​first​ ​time​ ​the​ ​Venus​ ​flytrap​ ​has  impressed​ ​scientists.   3.​ ​They​ ​used​ ​strong​ ​statements​ ​​ ​like​ ​when​ ​they​ ​said​ ​​the  smart​ ​plant​ ​knows​ ​that​ ​this​ ​could​ ​be​ ​the​ ​result​ ​of​ ​the  wind​ ​or​ ​a​ ​raindrop.​ ​It​ ​is​ ​only​ ​when​ ​the​ ​unsuspecting  creature​ ​triggers​ ​the​ ​sensory​ ​hair​ ​a​ ​second​ ​time​ ​that​ ​it  gets​ ​trapped​ ​inside​ ​the​ ​leaf.
The​ ​point​ ​of  view​ ​is…	Third​ ​person	1.​ ​In​ ​the​ ​text​ ​they​ ​keep​ ​saying​ ​words​ ​like​ ​their​ ​and  that​ ​means​ ​its​ ​in​ ​third​ ​person​ ​like​ ​when​ ​they​ ​said  The​ ​proteins​ ​extracted​ ​from​ ​their​ ​prey  2.​ ​Also​ ​when​ ​they​ ​said​ ​according​ ​to​ ​the​ ​researchers.  3.​ ​And​ ​lastly​ ​when​ ​they​ ​kept​ ​saying​ ​“they.”
The​ ​intended  audience​ ​is...	Biology​ ​students​ ​at​ ​high​ ​school​ ​or​ ​university​ ​level.	1.It​ ​has​ ​strong​ ​sentences​ ​like​ ​when​ ​they​ ​said  however,​ ​scientists​ ​thought​ ​the​ ​prey​ ​only  provided​ ​the​ ​plant​ ​with​ ​essential​ ​nutrients​ ​like  nitrogen​ ​and​ ​phosphorous,​ ​that​ ​are​ ​severely  lacking​ ​in​ ​their​ ​native​ ​habitats​ ​–​ ​the​ ​subtropical  wetlands​ ​of​ ​North​ ​and​ ​South​ ​Carolina.  2.​ ​And​ ​also​ ​when​ ​the​ ​author​ ​put​ ​according​ ​to​ ​the  researcher,​ ​the​ ​process​ ​begins​ ​when​ ​the​ ​insect​ ​lands  on​ ​the​ ​trap.​ ​If​ ​it​ ​just​ ​touches​ ​the​ ​sensory​ ​hair​ ​on​ ​the  leaves​ ​once,​ ​nothing​ ​happens.  3.​ ​And​ ​lastly​ ​when​ ​he​ ​said​ ​what​ ​they​ ​noticed​ ​was​ ​that​ ​a  significant​ ​amount​ ​of​ ​the​ ​carbon​ ​dioxide​ ​emitted​ ​during  respiration​ ​was​ ​derived​ ​from​ ​the​ ​prey​ ​being​ ​digested,  not​ ​from​ ​photosynthesis​ ​conducted​ ​by​ ​the​ ​plant.​ ​These

		are​ ​just​ ​examples​ ​because​ ​of​ ​the​ ​strong​ ​language​ ​the  author​ ​is​ ​using.
	​ ​I​ ​can​ ​generalise​ ​about​ ​the​ ​author’s​ ​point​ ​of​ ​view  Overall​ ​this​ ​text​ ​was​ ​informative​ ​and​ ​in​ ​third​ ​person​ ​view​ ​because​ ​the​ ​author​ ​wanted​ ​to​ ​teach​ ​people​ ​something  about​ ​the​ ​stuff​ ​he​ ​finds​ ​interesting​ ​and​ ​might​ ​want​ ​to​ ​put​ ​the​ ​message​ ​across​ ​that​ ​he​ ​wants​ ​more​ ​researchers​ ​to  do​ ​another​ ​experiment​ ​on​ ​the​ ​venus​ ​fly​ ​trap.​ ​I​ ​strongly​ ​think​ ​this​ ​text​ ​is​ ​aimed​ ​at​ ​​biology​ ​students​ ​at​ ​high​ ​school  or​ ​university​ ​level​​ ​because​ ​the​ ​author​ ​has​ ​put​ ​lots​ ​of​ ​scientific​ ​words​ ​that​ ​I​ ​cannot​ ​understand​ ​without​ ​looking  them​ ​up.