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

Multiple Choice

What is author's purpose?

• how an author feels about the topic

• The author's opinion on the topic

• The words the author chooses to use when writing

• the main reason an author creates a piece of writing

Multiple Choice

What dessert should students associate with author's purpose?

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

• to enjoy their words

• to agree with their point of view

• to learn about a specific topic

Multiple Choice

What is author's point of view?

• How the author feels about the topic

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

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

• The perspective from which the characters experience a story

Multiple Choice

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

• Feelings

• Positon on

• Stance

• Opinion

Drag and Drop

Why is determining Author's purpose and POV important?



We cannot always ​

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the information given to us, especially as ​

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can publish to an online source, even if they are not an expert. One example of this is the website ​

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​

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trust

anyone

Wikipedia

opinion

tone

Multiple Select

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

Choose all that apply!

• we can't always trust the information given to us

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

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

• authors or websites won't always be credible

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?

• is writing?

• is this person writing?

• is the importance of the topic?

• trustworthy?

Categorize

Options (4)

Organize these options into the right categories

Video

Article

Story

Novel

Categorize

Options (5)

Organize these options into the right categories

Plot/Character

How-To

Argument/Debate

Information/Facts

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

• persuade

• Fortnite is a fun game he should play

• exciting game, collaboration, fun

• Fortnite

Multiple Choice

Which below best captures the topic of the text?

• Fortnite, which is a video game

• Fortnite

• the son's note to his mom

• author's POV

Drag and Drop

The genre of the source is: ​

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The content of the source includes: ​ ​

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letter

article

story

information/factts

plot/characters

argument/debate

Draw

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

Highlight 3-5 words/phrases.

Multiple Choice

The author's PURPOSE is to...

• persuade

• inform

• entertain

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)