Understanding Author's Purpose

True or False:1. Analyzing author's purpose is the first step in understanding an author's point of view and the development of ideas. Is this true or false?

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

2. Determining author's purpose requires that the reader learn how to determine what two things that support the author's point of view?

• Words & Phrases

• Graphic organizers & other tools

• Types of figurative language & Types of irony

• Types of figurative language & parts of speech

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

3. What does the acronym "BAVE" stand for? And what is it used for?

• Behavior, Accountability, Validity, Evaluation;Figurative Language

• Brainstorm, Access, Viewpoint, Eliminate; Closed Reading

• Browse, Activate, Visualize, Evaluate; Brainstorming

• Beliefs, Attitudes, Values, Experiences;Perspectives

4. In informational texts, ALL texts have a purpose. Is this true or false?

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Analyze means....

• to create an objective summary

• to critically examine

• to say or show a response

• a person's beliefs

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

True or False: The central Idea of a text is the main idea with supporting details

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

A text is.... (pick ALL that applies)

• book

• picture

• film

• movie

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CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

True or False:Evidence is facts or information presented together to support a claim or value statement.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Point of view is....

• a speaker's position or beliefs

• evidence for a theory

• is the subject of a sentence

• none of the above

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CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

An objective summary is....

• a brief account of a text's central or main points, themes or ideas free of bias and uses information from the text

• a long account of a text's central or main points, themes or ideas free of bias and uses information from the text

• a brief account of a the reader's personal opinion about the author's purpose

• a brief account of a text's central or main points, themes or ideas full of bias and uses information from the text

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2