The Food Group Pyramid tells how to eat healthy. It shows how food is divided into six groups. It is important to eat foods that belong to each group every day. The pyramid helps show how much of each you should eat. What is the author's purpose?

to inform you about the Food Group Pyramid

to convince you to eat vegetables

to explain how to go shopping for food

I received a brochure from Disney World. What would be the purpose of the brochure?

Inform me about Disney but also persuade me to take a trip there

Entertain with pictures of Mickey Mouse

Inform me about Disney and entertain

Inform me about Disney's attractions

When an author writes to persuade , it means the author is:

trying to get you to do or try something.

trying to give you information to teach you the facts.

trying to make you enjoy the story be keeping the reader's attention.

trying to see if you are paying attention.

When an author's purpose is to inform, it means the author is

trying to give you information and teach you facts.

trying to make you enjoy the story by keeping the reader's attention.

trying to get you to do or try something.

trying to see if you are paying attention.

When the author's purpose is to entertain, the author is:

trying to make you enjoy the story by keeping the reader's attention.

trying to get you to do or try something.

trying to give you information and teach you facts.

trying to see if you are paying attention.

When the author's purpose is to entertain, the author is:

trying to make you enjoy the story by keeping the reader's attention.

trying to get you to do or try something.

trying to give you information and teach you facts.

trying to see if you are paying attention.

Why is it important to monior/clarify text as you read?

to help you better understand the text

Author's Purpose/Monitor and Clarify

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English

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4th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Medium

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CCSS

RI.3.6, RI.4.5, RL.2.3

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18 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What is author's purpose?

the reason or reasons that an author writes something

an author's opinion about something

the message in a story

looking for clues in a story

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Persuade means...

Make people agree with you

Make people angry

Make people think the opposite thing

Make people fall in love

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.5.8

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

what does explain mean?

to tell you how to do something

to describe

to inform

to have fun

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.5.5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

what does inform mean?

to explain

to give facts

to have fun

to tell about something

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the authors purpose?
"Every house should have a dog. They are cute, loyal and will protect your house."

Persuade

Inform

Entertain

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is Pie'ed????

Peace,Independent,

HAPPY

Persuade, Inform, entertain, Elmo, Disco party

Persuade, Inform, entertain,explain, decsribe

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What are the three reasons for writing?

Persuade, Inform, Entertain

Personal, Interview, Entertain

Persuade, Irony, Entertain

Personal, Inform, Evolve

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

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Author's Purpose/Monitor and Clarify

18 questions

What is author's purpose?

Persuade means...

what does explain mean?

what does inform mean?

What is the authors purpose?"Every house should have a dog. They are cute, loyal and will protect your house."

What is Pie'ed????

What are the three reasons for writing?

The Food Group Pyramid tells how to eat healthy. It shows how food is divided into six groups. It is important to eat foods that belong to each group every day. The pyramid helps show how much of each you should eat.What is the author's purpose?

I received a brochure from Disney World. What would be the purpose of the brochure?

The author is the ____________ of a story.

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What is the authors purpose?
"Every house should have a dog. They are cute, loyal and will protect your house."

The Food Group Pyramid tells how to eat healthy. It shows how food is divided into six groups. It is important to eat foods that belong to each group every day. The pyramid helps show how much of each you should eat.
What is the author's purpose?