Point of view

Do you ever wonder how you taste things? You owe your sense of taste to your taste buds. We have 9,000 taste buds just on the tongue alone. There are also taste buds on the roof of your mouth. You even have taste buds on the back of your throat.
What does the author want you to learn from the passage?

• Why we can taste only certain things.
• That we taste through our noses
• Where taste buds are found
• We have taste buds on our tongues

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CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

Laura Elizabeth Ingalls Wilder was born on February 7, 1867 in Pepin, Wisconsin to Charles and Caroline Ingalls. She met and married Almanzo James Wilder in 1885. She published many books based on her travels to the west. Her writing became the basis for the " Little House" series She died in 1957.

• to Inform
• to Entertain
• to Persuade

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CCSS.RL.9-10.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.8.9

What is the main purpose of an author writing a text?

• To confuse the reader

• To entertain, inform, persuade, or explain something to the reader

• To make the text as long as possible

• To use complicated words

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CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.6.6

The following question has two parts. Answer Part A first, and then Part B.

Part A How does the author of “The Black Hole of Technology” feel about spending time with her friends as they check social media?

• completely embarrassed

• comfortable and satisfied

• distracted by something else

• jealous of their technical skill

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CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

Using adjectives and the 5 senses means the author's main purpose is to...

• persuade

• inform

• entertain

• describe

• explain

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CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

When you identify the author's purpose, you can also explore people's

• religion

• beliefs

• family

• race

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CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

Why did the author write "Lunch Money"

• to inform

• to teach

• to entertain

• to persuade

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CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.3.6

The Author's Purpose/Literary Criticism is too....

• Often inform or persuade the reader to view a text in a certain way

• Burn the second sandwich and end up giving up, and makes soup instead

• Often inform the reader that some stories are to scary for them

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CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

In the line below, what technique is the author using in order to create his/her style?
"As he looked through the glass, he saw a wall of ice glide by."

• imagery
• hyperbole
• tone
• puntuation

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CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

What is the author's purpose?
A youtube video on how to make  Italian pasta primavera?

• Entertain
• Inform
• Explain
• Describe

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CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RI.6.6