This is Your Life Cycle

WHY THIS TEXT?

Students should be able to identify the author’s purpose for writing the text and how the speech bubbles and illustrations contribute to the reader’s experience. In addition, students should be able to describe how the author’s voice adds to the tone and mood of the selection.

KEY LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Retell/Summarize

• Author’s Purpose

• Text and Graphic Features

• Author’s Craft