AUTHOR'S PURPOSE QUESTIONS

What is the author's purpose?

A magazine article written about JJ Watt's long football career as an offensive lineman with the Houston Texans.

• Persuade you to buy tickets to a Texans game.

• Describe how to play football like JJ Watt.

• Inform you about JJ Watt's experience playing football.

• Suggest JJ Watt is the best offensive lineman ever.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

What is the author's purpose?

Taylor Swift's new hit song "Cardigan".

• Share her feelings about a personal experience.

• Encourage you to wear cardigans.

• Suggest you wear cardigans.

• Explain the purpose of a cardigan.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

What is the BEST author purpose verb to explain the graphic feature?

• inform

• describe

• teach

• list

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

What is the BEST author's purpose verb for this graphic feature?

• explain

• convince

• suggest

• describe

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

What is the author's purpose?

A biography written about Michael Jordan.

• explains why so many people want to be like Michael

• tells the events in Jordan's life that made him successful

• tells why Jordan decided to start playing basketball

• explains Jordan's opinions about the game of basketball

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

The photograph and caption below the paragraph are included in the article to show

Read the caption.

• why alligators are making appearances

• how alligators eat their prey

• what types of prey alligators eat

• how alligators are making appearances in unusual places

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

The title of the book helps the reader by

• showing what the book is about

• identifying the topic of the book

• providing examples of the topic

• listing ideas about the topic

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

The heading above the paragraph is included to

• encourage you to read the book

• explain the big topic of the book

• show the reader what the topic looks like

• provide the reader with more information about the book

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

The author included paragraph 5 in the article to

(read the paragraph)

• explain how tigers are being effected

• demonstrate tigers are friendly animals

• describe how everyone can help tigers

• show tigers cannot take care of themselves

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

The author's use of a photograph of several of JK Rowling's books in her biography

• suggest that they are the first books written by Rowling

• encourage the reader to buy books by Rowling

• show which books are her favorite

• show examples of Rowling's books that the reader may recognize

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.7