6th Grade Author's Purpose

Have you ever heard a teacher mention Author's Purpose before?

• Yes

• No

• Maybe?

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What was the infographic trying to inform you about?

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What does it mean when an author wants to persuade the reader?

• To convince them to think a certain way or do something.

• To give them information about a topic.

• To amuse the reader.

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CCSS.RI.6.6

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What does it mean when an author wants to inform the reader?

• To convince them to think a certain way or do something.

• To give them information about a topic.

• To amuse the reader.

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CCSS.RI.6.6

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What does it mean when an author wants to entertain the reader?

• To convince them to think a certain way or do something.

• To give them information about a topic.

• To amuse the reader.

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CCSS.RI.6.6

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What is the author's purpose?

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

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What is the author's purpose?

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

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CCSS.RI.6.6

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What is the author's purpose?

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

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CCSS.RI.6.6

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Yodeling is a vocal technique once used by shepherds in the Swiss Alps. To yodel, you first have to find your normal, or "chest," voice, and your high, or "head," voice. Yodeling involves switching between these two ranges of sound, or registers, and finding the break between them. To begin, make an "ah" sound and move your voice from low to high, listening for the break. Try to keep your voice relaxed, but don't allow the notes to flow smoothly. Unlike other styles of singing, yodeling requires you to emphasize the break between notes.

Which author's purpose is suggested by the text?

• To convince readers that yodeling is easy

• To teach readers how to yodel

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CCSS.RI.6.6

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I'd been fantasizing about this moment . . . for many months. But now that I was finally here, actually standing on the summit of Mount Everest, I just couldn't summon the energy to care.

It was early in the afternoon of May 10, 1996. I hadn't slept in fifty-seven hours. The only food I'd been able to force down over the preceding three days was a bowl of ramen soup and a handful of peanut M&Ms. Weeks of violent coughing had left me with two separated ribs that made ordinary breathing an excruciating trial. At 29,028 feet up in the troposphere, so little oxygen was reaching my brain that my mental capacity was that of a slow child. Under the circumstances, I was incapable of feeling much of anything except cold and tired.

Which author's purpose is suggested by the text?

• to explain how to prepare to climb Mount Everest

• To describe how it felt to reach the top

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