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Author's Purpose - Easy As Pie

Author's Purpose - Easy As Pie

Assessment

Presentation

English

4th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RI.3.6, RL.3.6, RL.4.6

+5

Standards-aligned

Created by

Julie DiFranco

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5 Slides • 25 Questions

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Author's Purpose - Easy As Pie

By Julie DiFranco

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AUTHOR'S PURPOSE

WHY IS THE AUTHOR WRITING THE TEXT?

Some text here about the topic of discussion

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P - Persuade

the author is trying to get you to do something or try something.

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I - INFORM

the author is trying to teach you facts and give you information.

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E - Entertain

the author is trying to make the story interesting for you.

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Multiple Choice

What was the author's purpose:

a commercial for a cereal

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persuade

2

inform

3

entertain

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Multiple Choice

What was the author's purpose:

a fairytale about a flying dragon

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persuade

2

inform

3

entertain

8

Multiple Choice

What was the author's purpose:

a magazine ad for a new toy

1

persuade

2

inform

3

entertain

9

Multiple Choice

What was the author's purpose:

an encyclopedia

1

persuade

2

inform

3

entertain

10

Multiple Choice

What was the author's purpose:

a recipe for cookies

1

persuade

2

inform

3

entertain

11

Multiple Choice

What was the author's purpose:

a book about how to train a puppy

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persuade

2

inform

3

entertain

12

Multiple Choice

What was the author's purpose:

The Cat in the Hat By Dr. Seuss

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persuade

2

inform

3

entertain

13

Multiple Choice

What was the author's purpose:

A Book Review

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persuade

2

inform

3

entertain

14

Multiple Choice

What was the author's purpose:

An article about why children should eat less candy

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persuade

2

inform

3

entertain

15

Multiple Choice

What was the author's purpose:

a book about a boy traveling back in time

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persuade

2

inform

3

entertain

16

Multiple Choice

What was the author's purpose:

a book about animal adaptations

1

persuade

2

inform

3

entertain

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Multiple Choice

What was the author's purpose:

a commercial for a new television show

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persuade

2

inform

3

entertain

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Multiple Choice

What was the author's purpose:

a book about a dinosaur going to school

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persuade

2

inform

3

entertain

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Multiple Choice

What was the author's purpose:

a grocery store ad

1

persuade

2

inform

3

entertain

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Multiple Choice

What was the author's purpose:

a newspaper article about road construction

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persuade

2

inform

3

entertain

21

Multiple Choice

What was the author's purpose:

a letter to a congressman asking him to vote for a certain law

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persuade

2

inform

3

entertain

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Multiple Choice

What was the author's purpose:

a book about how to care for a plant

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persuade

2

inform

3

entertain

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Multiple Choice

What was the author's purpose:

a fictional book

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persuade

2

inform

3

entertain

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Multiple Choice

What was the author's purpose:

a book about the trouble a boy and his dog get into

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persuade

2

inform

3

entertain

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Multiple Choice

What was the author's purpose:

a magazine ad for a restaurant

1

persuade

2

inform

3

entertain

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Multiple Choice

What was the author's purpose:

a biography about George Washington

1

persuade

2

inform

3

entertain

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Multiple Choice

What was the author's purpose:

a movie review

1

persuade

2

inform

3

entertain

Author's Purpose - Easy As Pie

By Julie DiFranco

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