Author's Purpose

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6th Grade
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Identify the Author's Purpose:
Dear Edith, Pets should be allowed in restaurants. I brought my dog to dinner, and the waiter threw us out. He said that dogs were dirty, but my dog is cleaner than many people. I know! It's not fair - it's a ridiculous rule, and it should be changed.
Options: to persuade, to inform, to entertain,to instruct
,to criticize
Back
to persuade
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.6
CCSS.RI.6.9
CCSS.RL.5.6
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Identify the Author's Purpose: How to convert PDF file to word online. Click the Select a file button above or drag and drop a PDF into the drop zone. Select the PDF you want to convert to the DOCX file format. Watch Acrobat automatically convert the file from PDF to Word document. Download the converted Word document or sign in to share it. Options: to persuade, to inform, to entertain, to instruct, to criticize.
Back
to instruct
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.6
CCSS.RI.6.9
CCSS.RI.7.9
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Identify the Author's Purpose: To get to the National Museum of Natural History in Manila, from EDSA, ride the MRT to Taft Avenue Station. Transfer to LRT 1. There's a footbridge connecting MRT Taft Station to LRT 1 EDSA Station. Board the train and alight at U.N. Avenue Station. The museum is just a few minutes walk from the station.
Back
to instruct
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.6
CCSS.RI.6.9
CCSS.RI.7.9
CCSS.RL.5.6
CCSS.RL.6.6
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Identify the Author's Purpose: Ted was anxious to try out for the basketball team. He had practiced and knew he was ready. Tryouts made him a little nervous, but when he found out he made the team he knew that all the work had paid off. Options: to entertain, to instruct, to persuade, to inform, to criticize.
Back
to entertain
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.6
CCSS.RI.6.9
CCSS.RI.7.6
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Identify the Author's Purpose: A boy asks his father, "Dad, are bugs good to eat?" "That's disgusting - don't talk about things like that over dinner," the dad replies. After dinner the father asks, "Now, son, what did you want to ask me?" "Oh, nothing," the boy says. "There was a bug in your soup, now it's gone." Options: to persuade, to inform, to entertain, to criticize, to instruct.
Back
to entertain
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.6
CCSS.RI.6.9
CCSS.RL.5.6
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Identify the Author's Purpose. The Underground Railroad was a secret organization which helped slaves escape to freedom. Many slaves were able to escape because of the conductors and station masters. The northern states were free states and slaves were free once they arrived in the north. Secret codes and signals were used to identify the conductors and station masters.
Back
to inform
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.6
CCSS.RI.6.9
CCSS.RI.7.6
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Identify the Author's Purpose: Judy Glen's amazing Wrinkle Remover cream will make you look younger in thirty days or less! This remarkable cream has special ingredients to make your wrinkles disappear. The cost for a thirty day supply is $ 25.99. Send your check to P.O.Box 00002, Shelton, CA 74836. Options: to entertain, to instruct, to criticize, to inform, to persuade
Back
to persuade
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.6
CCSS.RI.6.9
CCSS.RI.7.6
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
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