RI.7.6 Author's POV/Perspective/ Purpose

RI.7.6 Author's POV/Perspective/ Purpose

By Diane Forrest

​LET'S REVIEW THE STANDARD:

Multiple Select

Which of the following are reasons why the author writes an informational text? Choose all that apply.

• A. to entertain

• B. to inform

• C. to describe

• D. to persuade

Fill in the Blanks

When we distinguish the author's point of view, we

Multiple Select

What is another word below that you may see on a test besides author's point of view? Choose all that apply.

• A. author's tone

• B. author's mood

• C. author's perspective

• D. author's position

Multiple Choice

Th author's purpose tells us which of the following?

• A. Why the author wrote the text.

• B. How the author feels about the text.

• C. The author's name.

• D. The title of the text.

​LET'S PRACTICE:

On the slides that follow, we read a short passage and determine the author's purpose for writing the text as well as the author's point of view/perspective/ position.​

Open Ended

WHAT IS EACH JUDGES' POINT OF VIEW?

Multiple Choice

What is Chris Lau's perspective about ice climbing?

• A. He admires the bravery of people who participate in the sport.

• B. he strongly encourages peolpe to get the proper equipment and training before trying ice climbing.

• C. He questions the wisdom of people who think the thrill of ice climbing is worth the dangers.

• D. He downplays the high costs and serious risks of the sport.

​PRACTICE:

​Some historians claim that the first donut was made in the 1800s. At what point in the 1800s is not clear. One story says that donuts were invented in North America in the mid-1800s by the same Dutch settlers who brought us cookies, apple pie, and cobblers. These settlers cooked a dessert made of fried dough and stuffed with nuts or fruit. They called it an oil cake. These oil cakes were like today’s filled donuts. The other popular story is that in 1847, a 16-year-old American named Hanson Gregory made the first donut with a hole in the center while cooking aboard a trading ship. Gregory didn’t like the fact that the middle of donuts was still raw after cooking. He cut the middle out with a pepper box. That made it possible to fully cook donuts.The author Paul R. Mullins has made the donut’s history more complicated. He claims that the first cookbook to mention donuts was an 1803 English cookbook that listed donuts among other American recipes.

Multiple Choice

Choose the phrase that best describes the author's purpose for writing this passage.

• A. To describe to the reader how different people made donuts in the 1800s

• B. To persuade the reader to be interested in studying the history of food

• C. To inform the reader about the complicated history of the donuts

• D. To entertain the reader with a complete history of the invention of donuts

​Complete the independent practice in Canvas.

​Complete Exit Ticket in Canvas.