WRITE BITESEarly College Campus

to entertain

Entertain means to amuse someone. fictional stories, comics, poems, jokes, riddles

to inform

Inform means to give someone information about something news reports, research papers, encyclopedias, school news letters, instructions, pamphlets from health clinics,

maps, timelines, schedules, charts, graphs

to persuade

Persuade means to try to convince someone to think the same way you do. advertisements, newspaper editorials, junk mail, posters

to share feelings

Sharing feelings means to tell the reader what you are thinking. journals, diaries, letters

Author’s Purpose:

SOUL SURFER:BY Bethany HamiltonThe amazing story of the thirteen-year-old surfer girl who lost her arm in a shark attack but never lost her faith — and of her triumphant return to competitive surfing. At the age of 13, Hamilton lost her left arm when she was attacked by a 15-foot tiger shark while surfing off Kauai's North Shore and her career as a rising surf star was seemingly over.

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Review : TIGER STEPS to Answer Questions

•ANSWER the QUESTION!

•PROVE!! your Answer with a Quote.

• EXPLAIN AND make meaningful

CONNECTIONS to your Answer

Read and Write your Response: STUDENTS READ THIS ALONEYou will have 10 minutes to write 3-5 lines and make

connections to text.

SOUL SURFER:BY Bethany HamiltonThey say Bethany Hamilton has saltwater in her veins.

How else could one explain the tremendous passion that drives her to surf? How else could one explain that nothing — not even the loss of her arm in a horrific

shark attack — could come between her and the waves? That Halloween morning in Kauai, Hawaii — a glorious part of the world, where it's hard to deny the divine —

Bethany responded to the shark's stealth attack with the calm of a girl with God on her side. Pushing pain and

panic aside, she immediately began to paddle with one arm, focusing on a single thought: "Get to the beach...."

Question:What is the author writing about? Analyze what the

Author’s Purpose is in the paragraph. What is the main idea the author is trying to get across to the reader?

Gather information. Remember to explain and show evidence.

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