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Author's Purpose and Point of View

Authored by Ashley McNairy

English

6th - 8th Grade

CCSS covered

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Author's Purpose and Point of View
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does "Author's Purpose" mean? 

What the author is writing about
Why the author wrote the text 
The Central Idea
The author's point of view 

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are three reasons we are discussing in class in relation to author's purpose?

Persuade, Inform, Entertain
Purpose, Inform, Entertain
Propose, Inform, Entertain
Persuade, Inform, Essay

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If an author's purpose is to inform, he or she is

Trying to convince the reader to think or act a certain way
Writing a short story, poem or play
Providing facts to the reader for the purpose of teaching
Trying to make the reader laugh

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.7.6

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If the author's purpose is to persuade, he or she is

Trying to convince the reader to think or act a certain way
Writing a short story, poem or play
Providing facts for the purpose of teaching
Trying to make the reader laugh

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If the author's purpose is to entertain, he or she is

Trying to convince the reader to think or act a certain way
Writing a story, poem or play
Providing facts for the purpose of teaching
Providing facts for the purpose of persuading

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.6

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If the text is a fictional story, poem or play, the author's purpose is

To Persuade
To Inform
To Entertain

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If the author wrote a speech, advertisement, or commercial the author's purpose is to

Persuade
Inform
Entertain

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

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