Understanding Author's Purpose

What does the 'P' in PIE stand for?

• Persuade

• Process

• Play

• Prepare

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Which sentence is an example of a persuasive statement?

• How to care for fish.

• Lay's potato chips are the best because everyone loves them.

• Lay's chips contain salt, potatoes, and other ingredients.

• Describing a dragon in a story.

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

What is the main purpose of informative writing?

• To describe

• To entertain

• To convince

• To inform

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

Which example is about giving information?

• How to take care of fish.

• I don't like to get up in the morning.

• Everyone should eat watermelon.

• Lay's are the best chips.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

What does 'Explain' in PIE mean?

• To use the senses in writing

• To make someone laugh

• To give steps in a process

• To argue a point

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

Which activity involves explaining?

• Saying why something is the best

• Building a house

• Telling a funny story

• Describing a pizza

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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 type of writing is used to entertain?

• A persuasive essay on recycling

• A factual report on whales

• A story about superheroes

• Instructions on building a model

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CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

Which sense is not used in descriptive writing?

• Humor

• Touch

• Taste

• Sight

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

What does 'Describe' involve in writing?

• Making an argument

• Explaining a process

• Using the senses

• Providing facts

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Which is an example of descriptive writing?

• Describing the taste and smell of pizza

• Arguing why summer is the best season

• Listing the ingredients in a recipe

• Explaining how to play a game

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5