RI 8.6 Reteach

RI 8.6 Reteach

Author's Purpose and Point of View

Author's Purpose

• Persaude --> Convince

• Inform --> Teach

• Entertain --> Provide Enjoyment

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author's purpose

• the reason the author created the work

• an opinion

• teller of a story; may or may not be a character involved in the action of the plot

• successful;

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a book of over 1,000 knock-knock jokes

• Persuade
• Inform
• Entertain

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a pamphlet urging people not to eat animals or use products used by animals

• Persuade
• Inform
• Entertain

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a speech written by a professional athlete listing the negative effects of steroids and urging young athletes to not use steroids

• Persuade
• Inform
• Entertain

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an article where the author argues that an iPhone is better than an Android phone

• Persuade
• Inform
• Entertain

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Why do people ban books? Often it's for religious or political reasons: An idea, a scene, or a character in the book offends their religion, sense of morality, or political view. Some folks feel they need to protect children from the cursing, morally offensive behavior, or racially insensitive language in a book. Or they think a book's content is too violent or too sexual.

What is the PURPOSE of this paragraph?

• To persuade the audience to never read banned books.

• To inform the audience about the issue of banning books.

• To entertain the audience with a reading list.

• To persuade the audience to read banned books.

Author's Point of View

attitude toward the topic.

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What is the author's point of view about banned books?

Banned books often deal with subjects that are realistic, timely, and topical. Young people may find a character going through exactly what they are, which makes it a powerful reading experience and helps the reader sort out thorny issues like grief, divorce, sexual assault, bullying, prejudice, and sexual identity. The compelling teen rebels story The Outsiders has been banned, yet many middle schoolers cite it as the book that turned them into a reader.

• The author probably believes that schools and libraries should ban books.

• The author probably believes that schools and libraries should not ban books.

Open Ended

Banned books often deal with subjects that are realistic, timely, and topical. Young people may find a character going through exactly what they are, which makes it a powerful reading experience and helps the reader sort out thorny issues like grief, divorce, sexual assault, bullying, prejudice, and sexual identity. The compelling teen rebels story The Outsiders has been banned, yet many middle schoolers cite it as the book that turned them into a reader.

What evidence from the text helped you determine the author's point of view?

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What is the author's POINT OF VIEW about the cost of space exploration?

The only reason to go to space is for scientific exploration and a sense of accomplishment. Everything is cheaper on Earth and we are nowhere near out of resources. Mining Antarctica or the seafloor would be infinitely more productive at a fraction of the cost as compared to going to Mars. Business has zero incentive to go there ever. It is a good way for billionaires to go broke. Until it is as cheap to send freight into space as it is on the ground here on earth there is not a workable market model. There isn't anything in space we truly need that we don't already have in sufficient abundance here on earth.

• The author believes that space exploration can help people become rich.

• The author believes that space exploration is a worthwhile endeavor.

• The author believes that the benefits of space exploration do not justify the cost.

• The author believes that there is no reason to explore space.

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What is the author's POINT OF VIEW about the cost of space exploration?

When someone you know turns on their portable drill, encourage them to look toward the sky and yell, "Thank you NASA," for this useful technology was developed during the Apollo program. If you have a niece or a nephew lucky enough to have invisible braces, you should shake your head in awe and prayerfully say, "Thank you NASA!"

If your grandma Martha, has had a hip replacement and that hip joint is covered with a light coating of metallic gold, allowing her to walk easier than ever before, you should lift your hands to the heavens and yell, "Thank you NASA!"

*NASA is the U.S. Government's space exploration space exploration agency.

• The author believes that space exploration can help people become rich.

• The author believes that space exploration is a worthwhile endeavor.

• The author believes that the benefits of space exploration do not justify the cost.

• The author believes that there is no reason to explore space.

Congrats! You finished. If you finish early, read your CHOICE book : )