Authors Purpose

Authors Purpose

3rd - 4th Grade

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English, Social Studies

3rd - 4th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RI.2.6, RI.2.5, RI.3.4

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

What are the three reasons we write?
(Authors purpose for writing)

Persuade, Inform, Electrify
Perform, Infer, Entertain
Persuade, Inform, Educate
Persuade, Inform, Entertain

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

5 mins • 1 pt

Persuade means...

Make people agree with you
Make people angry
Make people think the opposite thing
Make people happy

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.2.8

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.4.8

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Inform means...

Give informal speech
Give information
Take the form
Give in a form

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Entertain means...

To make people scared
To make people sad
To make people enjoy something
To go to the circus

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 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

5 mins • 1 pt

Media Image

A recipe explaining how to make chicken salad sandwiches is meant to:

Persuade
Inform
Entertain

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States. He was born on February 12, 1908 in Kentucky.  One of his famous speeches was the Gettysburg Address.

Persuade
Inform
Entertain

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

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