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Author's purpose means.........

• The message they want to deliver.
• how he/she feels when they write a text.
• Why he/she writes a text:  to inform, entertain, or persuade someone.
• the opinion of the author.

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Theme is the author's 

• story
• message
• characters
• setting

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Why did the author include the story about the beehive in chapter 5?

• to entertain the reader
• to instruct the reader on how to remove honey
• to demonstrate the desperate need for food amongst the people

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Theme is the author's 

• story
• message
• characters
• setting

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What is the author's purpose for writing a passage like the following?

An article in a magazine comparing and contrasting waste management in New York City and Mexico City

• to inform
• to entertain
• to persuade
• to describe

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The theme of a text is its

• summary
• message
• point of view
• answer

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Today’s Lesson: Hip-Hop by Anita Perry
Year after year, most literature classes cover the same authors and genres. It’s time that educators made a change. For teachers to keep current and engage students, we must allow students to read diverse texts from their own generation. As a first step, hip-hop should beincluded in the literature curriculum.This suggestion is not as odd as it may seem. After all, hip-hop is simply another formof poetry, as are all song lyrics. It contains rhyme scheme, rhythm, and meter. In addition,hip-hop lyrics deal with the same timeless themes as other forms of poetry, including heartache and the challenges of growing up. In many ways, today’s hip-hop artists are contemporary versions of Shakespeare and Emily Dickinson, only with a modern, fresh perspective.What is the author's argument or claim? 

• Hip-hop should be taught as literature.
• Hip-Hop is a form of poetry.
• Hip-Hop is not appropriate in the classroom. 
• None of these

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Goal

The writer aims to get the reader to accept his perspective/his side as truth.

• Argumentative

• Persuasive

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Microchips provide the power for wristwatches. They are also the brains in our computers, and they control robots. These chips are used in video games and space shuttles. They make our cameras, radios, and televisions small and light.
What is the story mainly about?

• How computers work
• Why televisions are small
• How microchips are used

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The message or lesson the writer is trying to get across to the reader is called the...

• summary

• central idea

• theme

• plot

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