Maya learned author's purpose is to Persuade, Inform, or Entertain. As a way to remember her new vocabulary, I told her the saying and acronym; Author's Love to eat P.I.E. She went on quizlet and practiced these words on her electronic index cards. Then, she played an electronic game where she read three paragraphs and determined the author's purpose based on the context in which she earned 3/3. I read a persuasive article, The Truth about Wolves. The purpose of this article was to subtly persuade readers to lose the fear attached to wolves. She had a little more difficulty understanding that the author's purpose was to persuade his readers. The information wasn't as explicit as the 3 paragraphs she read perviously. We created a triple venn diagram as a graphic organizer to compare the three stories we read about wolves this week; Wolf!, The Little Red Riding Hood, and The Truth about Wolves. We started by comparing the genres, animals/character, setting, and then moved into details about each. She generated good ideas. Often, she gets overly specific where it doesn't really apply. But overall, did fantastic on this new concept.