
Author's Purpose, Fables, We Real Cool
Authored by Cory Veldhuizen
English
10th Grade
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1.
CATEGORIZE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Groups:
(a) Persuade
,
(b) Inform
,
(c) Entertain
Give new data
Teach
Emotional Experience
Influence
Explain
Change opinion
Argue
Life like description
Often uses narrative
2.
CATEGORIZE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Groups:
(a) Appeals to Logic
,
(b) Appeals to Emotion
,
(c) Appeals to Character or Trust
You're a bad person if you don't...
This idea leads to the conclusion that...
I've been working this job for 30 years
The data shows that...
If you don't do this, something bad will happen!
This will help you feel safe.
I'm a doctor, so I know...
This just makes sense...
I'm achieved fame and success.
3.
MATCH QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Match the fable with the moral
The Oak and the Reeds
Do not be too hard to suit or you may have to be content with the worst or with nothing at all.
The Heron
The evil doer often comes to harm through his own deceit.
The Stag & His Reflection
We often make much of the ornamental and despise the useful.
The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
Better to yield when it is folly to resist stubbornly and be destroyed.
The Wild Boar & the Fox
Preparedness for war is the best guarantee of peace.
4.
MATCH QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Match the following text with the author's purpose
The House of the Scorpion
Inform
Facebook post venting about gas prices
Entertain
Newspaper article
Persuade
5.
CATEGORIZE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Groups:
(a) Soapstone Element
,
(b) Not Soapstone Element
,
(c) What to wear on Friday
Entertain
Speaker
Analyze
Carbon
Tone
Audience
Text
Nitrogen
Flannel
Purpose
Apple pie
Not "nerd shirts"
Subject
Occasion
6.
CATEGORIZE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Organize these themes into the right categories
Groups:
(a) Themes in "We Real Cool"
,
(b) Themes not in "We Real Cool"
The foolishness of youth
Friendship requires trust
Teenage Rebellion
Family relationships can be difficult but are worth it
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
If you see elements of a story like characters, conflict, and setting, there is a good chance the author's purpose has something to do with:
Persuade
Entertain
Inform
PIE
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