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Authors Purpose

Authors Purpose

Assessment

Presentation

English

9th Grade

Practice Problem

Medium

CCSS
RI.8.7, RI. 9-10.6, RI. 9-10.8

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Standards-aligned

Created by

Felicia Custis

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6 Slides • 7 Questions

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AUTHOR'S PURPOSE

All text has a purpose, or a goal.
Why am I reading this?
Why was this written?

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Convince reader to buy (or not buy) something or support a cause

Persuade

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3

Explain or give facts

Give instructions

Inform/
Describe

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4

Makes the reader emotional, positive or negative

Entertain

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5

Multiple Choice

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What is the purpose of a sales ad for a new car?

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describe

2

entertain

3

inform

4

persuade

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Multiple Choice

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What is the purpose of a fairy tale?

1

describe

2

persuade

3

entertain

4

inform

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Multiple Select

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What is the purpose of a science textbook?

1

inform

2

describe

3

entertain

4

persuade

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Fill in the Blank

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Fill in the Blank

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Dropdown

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The purpose of a movie is to​
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Match

Match the following

poem

entertain

inform

describe

12

Find the author's purpose of your text and tape it to the poster

Encuentra el propósito del autor de tu texto y pégalo en el póster.

Tìm mục đích của tác giả trong văn bản của bạn và dán nó vào áp phích

ابحث عن هدف المؤلف من النص وألصقه على الملصق

ค้นหาจุดประสงค์ของผู้เขียนสำหรับข้อความของคุณและติดไว้บนโปสเตอร์

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​pamphlet

​flyer

​magazine

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Write a definition in your own words for your poster

اكتب تعريفًا بكلماتك الخاصة لملصقك

Escribe una definición con tus propias palabras para tu póster.

Viết một định nghĩa bằng lời của riêng bạn cho áp phích của bạn

เขียนคำจำกัดความด้วยคำพูดของคุณเองสำหรับโปสเตอร์ของคุณ

AUTHOR'S PURPOSE

All text has a purpose, or a goal.
Why am I reading this?
Why was this written?

media

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