STAAR BLITZ: Author's Purpose

What does the word "adverse" in paragraph 3 mean?

• favorable

• harmful

• beneficial

• substantial

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the purpose of the article?

• To persuade the reader to be a strict parent.

• To provide the reader with the benefits of over parenting.

• To entertain the reader with a story about her difficult child.

• To inform the reader about the importance of finding a balance between parenting styles.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

Which statement best demonstrates the purpose of the article?

•  “Lancy recommends that we, as parents, ask ourselves how we can make what we do more visible to our children, in turn giving them more opportunities to replicate what they’re seeing.” (paragraph 8)

•  “In the meantime, all I can do is continue to find that balance between active engagement and suitable distance.” (paragraph 11)

•  “And then my heart dissolves and slithers into the pit of my stomach and I feel so much guilt over the fact that I have work to do when she needs me.” (paragraph 1)

•  “And while asking for help is all well and good, additional survey results paint a picture in which women feel cultural pressure to be the default parent, shunting their careers aside in service of their children.” (paragraph 3)

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What internal conflict is the author struggling with?

• Having a strained relationship with her child

• Disagreeing with research findings

• To have a successful career while being a present parent

• Living up to society’s standards of being a good mother

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

What is the purpose of the author including the information about the 2013 survey mentioned in paragraph 3?

•  To demonstrate the author’s argument that fathers should be criticized more heavily than they are

•  To support the author’s stance that it is unfair mother’s have to forfeit careers due to motherhood

• To emphasize the author’s claim that parenting styles should be balanced

•  To highlight the father’s role within his childs’ life

The author organizes the article by_____?

• Providing an anecdote supported by research

•  Chronological examples from her daughter’s childhood

• Listing the pros and cons of over parenting

• Creating the order importance of through her research

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

Which statement from the article is best supported by the picture provided?

•  “In the meantime, I’ve observed no signs that my daughter has been developmentally hindered, by my embrace of what, for me, is a incredibly fulfilling career.” (paragraph 10)

•  “This opportunity to study their parents’ behavior eventually leads them to imitate their parents, in turn allowing them to develop critical life skills.” (paragraph 7)

• “But what kind of example do I set for my daughter - and what skills can she learn-when what she sees me doing 99 percent of the time takes place in front of the impassive glow of my computer screen?” (paragraph 7)

• “All of which makes it difficult to build a career when my time would so obviously be better spent micromanaging my daughter’s developmental progress via structured play time and educational activities.” (paragraph 3)

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CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7