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RI 6.6: Author's Purpose and POV_ELA 6 24/25

RI 6.6: Author's Purpose and POV_ELA 6 24/25

Assessment

Presentation

English

6th - 8th Grade

Easy

CCSS
6.NS.B.3, RI.6.9, RI.8.9

+31

Standards-aligned

Created by

Alexandra Laszlo

Used 16+ times

FREE Resource

53 Slides • 19 Questions

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Multiple Choice

What is author's purpose?

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how an author feels about the topic

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The author's opinion on the topic

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The words the author chooses to use when writing

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the main reason an author creates a piece of writing

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Multiple Choice

What dessert should students associate with author's purpose?

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Match

Match the following purpose to its definition.

Enterain

Persuade

Inform

to enjoy their words

to agree with their point of view

to learn about a specific topic

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Multiple Choice

What is author's point of view?

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How the author feels about the topic

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The author’s position on/stance/opiniontowards the topic

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The words the author uses to persuade, inform, or entertain

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The perspective from which the characters experience a story

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Multiple Choice

Which word should you NOT associate with author's point of view?

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Feelings

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Positon on

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Stance

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Opinion

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Drag and Drop

Why is determining Author's purpose and POV important?



We cannot always ​
the information given to us, especially as ​
can publish to an online source, even if they are not an expert. One example of this is the website ​
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trust
anyone
Wikipedia
opinion
tone

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Multiple Select

Why is it important to determine author's purpose and point of view?

Choose all that apply!

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we can't always trust the information given to us

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Free cites like wikipedia are always a trustworthy platform to find information about a topic

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anybody can publish online, even if they aren't an expert on a topic

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authors or websites won't always be credible

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Match

What questions should students ask to be critical readers?

Who...

Why...

What...

Is the writing/writer...

is writing?

is this person writing?

is the importance of the topic?

trustworthy?

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Categorize

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Organize these options into the right categories

Video
Article
Story
Novel

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Categorize

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Organize these options into the right categories

Plot/Character
How-To
Argument/Debate
Information/Facts

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Match

Match the following word to the correct answer.

The author’s PURPOSE is to ...

The author’s POINT OF VIEW is

The author's WORD CHOICES include...

The TOPIC of the example is...

persuade

Fortnite is a fun game he should play

exciting game, collaboration, fun

Fortnite

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Multiple Choice

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Which below best captures the topic of the text?

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Fortnite, which is a video game

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Fortnite

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the son's note to his mom

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author's POV

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Drag and Drop

The genre of the source is: ​


The content of the source includes: ​ ​
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article
story
information/factts
plot/characters
argument/debate

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Draw

What word choice/evidence does the author use to describe the topic?

Highlight 3-5 words/phrases.

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Multiple Choice

The author's PURPOSE is to...

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persuade

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inform

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entertain

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Open Ended

What is the author's point of view?

Use the frame: The author's point of view is ___________.
(Be sure to mention the topic in your response)

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