LESSON+5

=**UNDERSTANDING AUTHOR'S PURPOSE & TEXT ORGANIZATION**=

***Note:** You might want to have 3 tabs open -- one for these instructions, one for the page you create, and one for the article.
__**PART A**__ 1. Click on the link below to go to the //Rolling Stone// //Magazine// website: [] 2. Go back to the first tab you opened and use the back arrow to return to the Reading Class wiki. 3. Create a "New Page." Title it with your first name (NO LAST NAMES PLEASE), underscore, and 5 (for lesson # 5). Don't add any tags. Now you can toggle back and forth between your wiki page and the //Rolling Stone// website. 4. On your page, create a **heading** called **"Album Review."** 5. On the //Rolling Stone Magazine// website, choose an album review and read it. * **The review you select cannot be shorter than __ three __ paragraphs**. **Otherwise, you won't be able to do step # 8.** 6. On your wiki, list the ** musician/band, star rating, ** and ** album title ** (in //italics//). 7. Next, list the ** author's purpose **. __**CHOICES**__: * to argue for or against something * to compare and contrast facts or ideas * to explain how something works * to express an opinion about something * to entertain an audience 8. Finally, make a list of five key points made by the author. Paraphrase -- **put the info. in your own words** -- instead of just copy and paste (i.e. plagiarize!!)

__**PART B**__ 1. Click on the link below to go to the Wikipedia biography on rapper Lil Wayne: [] 2. Go back to the first tab you opened and use the back arrow to return to the Reading Class wiki. 3. On your page, create a heading called "** Biography **." Under that, list the musician's name and then make a list of the following **section headings** from Lil Wayne's bio: Early Life, Music Career, TV & Film Career, Personal Life, Legal Issues, Controversy. 4. Next to each heading, list **at least one key fact** about the rapper as stated in the biography. 5. Finally, list the **text organization** used. __**CHOICES**__:
 * chronological order
 * cause and effect
 * compare and contrast
 * problem and solution