Author's Purpose & Viewpoint
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Author's Purpose & Viewpoint
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
What is the author's purpose for writing a passage like the following?
A poem about a garbage truck that uses similes, onomatopoeia and imagery
to inform
to entertain
to persuade
to describe
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.9
CCSS.RI.7.6
CCSS.RI.7.9
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
What is the author's purpose for writing a passage like the following?
A five-paragraph essay in which the author attempts to convince readers to recycle more and to be less wasteful
to inform
to entertain
to persuade
to describe
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.6
CCSS.RI.7.9
CCSS.RI.8.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
What is the author's purpose for writing a passage like the following?
A short story about a boy who never cleans his room and the horrible mess that accumulates and the stench that wafts out of the room when the door is opened
to inform
to entertain
to persuade
to describe
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.6
CCSS.RI.7.9
CCSS.RI.8.9
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
What is the author's purpose for writing the following?
Step-by-step instructions on how to make a compost pile
to inform
to entertain
to persuade
to explain
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.6
CCSS.RI.7.9
CCSS.RI.8.6
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
What is the author's purpose for writing the following?
A bookmark with facts about garbage, such as the average weight of garbage created each year by each individual and the height and width of the largest pile of garbage in a particular community
to inform
to entertain
to persuade
to describe
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.6
CCSS.RI.7.6
CCSS.RI.7.9
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
What is the author's purpose for writing the following?
A billboard asking voters to select Frank Adams as Sanitation Commissioner
to inform
to entertain
to persuade
to describe
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.6
CCSS.RI.7.6
CCSS.RI.7.9
CCSS.RI.8.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
What is the author's purpose for writing the following?
The report on the Celebrity Today website about Miley Cyrus in a television commercial, telling viewers to make environmentally friendly decisions because future generations depend on it. The report not only tells about the mistakes she read while reading the script, it also tells about what she was wearing and the condition of the set she was on.
to inform
to entertain
to persuade
to describe
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.9
CCSS.RI.7.6
CCSS.RI.7.9
CCSS.RI.8.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
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