Author's Purpose Worksheet 1

A story about a family trying to stick together and survive through the Great Depression in the Midwest in the 1930s

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

A section in a history book describing the conditions and causes of the Great Depression in the Midwest in the 1930s

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

An instructional booklet describing how to operate a smart phone.

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

An article where the author argues that an iPhone is better than an Android phone.

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

A poem about why the iPhone is the greatest consumer electronic device ever made.

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

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CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

The story of a young athlete who takes steroids and his life and future fall apart.

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

A medical report describing the effects of steroids on the human body.

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

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CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

A speech written by a professional athlete listing the negative effects of steroids and urging young athletes to not use steroids.

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

A booklet containing the school rules and the consequences for violating those rules.

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

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CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

A story written about a young boy who moves to a new school and is bullied, but he gains self-confidence by joining a sports team and learns to stand up for himself.

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6