Title IX Lesson 15

What is author's purpose?

• To confuse the readers
• To provide entertainment
• To avoid expressing any message
• To convey a message or achieve a specific goal

"Opinion writings are there to ______

• inform

• entertain

• teach

• persuade

Fiction stories are mostly written by the author to_____

• entertain

• inform

• teach

• persuade

A majority of non-fiction texts are written to_____

• persuade

• inform

• entertain

• convince

Now, lets look at our Magnetic Reading Books...pgs 292-294.

What did we discuss in the last story? What was the author's purpose of that last story?

What are the two meanings of goal?

• A type of fruit and a type of vegetable
• A type of animal and a type of plant
• A type of car and a type of boat
• An aim or desired result, and the area on a playing field between two goalposts

Reread the line in paragraph 3 that uses "goal". Which meaning of goal is being used here?

• to achieve something

• to make something

• to score a point

• to buy something

What did the Title IX law state?

What dies the word "regardless" mean in paragraph 4?

• Without regard or consideration
• With careful consideration
• With specific regard
• With complete attention

If a school gets government money for a sports program, what choices does Title IX give that school?

• Exclude female students from participating in the sports program
• Provide equal opportunities for both male and female students in the sports program
• Only provide opportunities for male students in the sports program
• Provide more opportunities for female students than male students in the sports program