Author's Purpose

The author instructs or tells how to do something 

• bias
• perspective
• explain
• persuade 

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

The way the author views a topic

• purpose
• assumption
• persuade
• perspective 

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

The author wants to give the reader factual information 

• perspective 
• persuade 
• inform 
• describe 

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

The author wants the reader to create a picture of a person, place or a thing by using their five senses

• inform
• describe
• persuade
• explain

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

The author wants to give the reader something to enjoy reading 

• entertain
• describe
• bias
• explain 

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

The author writes about an attitude that always favors one way of feeling or acting over any other 

• describe
• explain
• bias
• assumption

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

An article trying to convince the reader that the iPod is the greatest electronic device ever made

• Entertain
• Persuade
• Explain
• Inform

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

A paragraph telling you about how a piece of candy smells, looks, feels, sounds and tastes. 

• Describe
• Inform
• Entertain
• Explain 

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

The rain barrel was about 40” tall and could hold more than fifty gallons of water. It was reddish-brown in color, similar to the color of adobe. The top was sloped into a narrow opening and a spigot protruded near the bottom where a hose could be attached.

• inform
• describe
• entertain
• explain

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Nothing to do tonight? Why not see a play? The theater is alive and well, and tickets are available. Call the ticket hotline now and reserve your seats.

• persuade
• inform
• describe
• explain

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6