Authors Purpose

What is the main reason why authors write stories?

• To showcase their lack of creativity

• To bore readers with mundane details

• To confuse readers with complex plots

• To entertain, inform, inspire, or provoke thought among readers.

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CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

When an author writes to inform, what is their purpose?

• To provide factual information, explain a topic, or educate the audience.

• To persuade the readers

• To create fictional stories

• To entertain the audience

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CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

Why do authors use descriptive language in their writing?

• Authors use descriptive language in their writing to confuse readers

• Authors use descriptive language in their writing to create vivid imagery, evoke emotions, and engage the reader's senses.

• Authors use descriptive language in their writing to limit creativity

• Authors use descriptive language in their writing to bore the audience

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

What is the goal of an author when they write to entertain?

• To bore and disinterest the audience

• To confuse and frustrate the audience

• To educate and inform the audience

• To engage and captivate the audience

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CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

Why do authors include dialogue in their stories?

• Dialogue helps in reducing the word count of the story

• Authors include dialogue to confuse readers

• Dialogue is included to showcase the author's vocabulary

• Dialogue helps in character development, plot advancement, emotion revelation, information provision, and creating authenticity.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

When an author writes to persuade, what are they trying to do?

• Inform the reader about historical events

• Encourage the reader to learn a new language

• Entertain the reader with fictional stories

• Convince the reader to agree with their point of view or take a specific action

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

What is the purpose of the author including a moral or lesson in a story?

• To increase the word count

• The purpose of including a moral or lesson in a story is to convey a message or teach a valuable insight to the readers.

• To showcase the author's vocabulary

• To confuse the readers

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CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

Why do authors sometimes write to express their feelings or emotions?

• Authors write to express their feelings or emotions as a form of communication and self-expression.

• Authors write to express their feelings or emotions to follow a trend

• Authors write to express their feelings or emotions to hide their true intentions

• Authors write to express their feelings or emotions to confuse readers

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

When an author writes to describe a place or event, what is their purpose?

• To provide inaccurate information about the place or event

• To make the reader lose interest in the story

• To confuse the reader with unnecessary details

• To create a vivid and immersive experience for the reader

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

What is the significance of the author's purpose in a story?

• Analyzing the punctuation used in the story

• Identifying the font style of the text

• Understanding the message, themes, and intentions behind the narrative.

• Counting the number of characters in the narrative

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6