Author's Purpose: Development of Ideas

Which strategy involves introducing a shared experience?

• Setting the Scene

• Re-envisioning the Ordinary

• Redefining Words

• Finding Limits

An author shows how a common idea can have a more significant meaning in life. Which strategy is this?

• Setting the Scene

• Re-envisioning the Ordinary

• Redefining Words

• Finding Limits

Which strategy involves considering how far an idea can extend?

• Setting the Scene

• Re-envisioning the Ordinary

• Redefining Words

• Finding Limits

What is the author's purpose for writing the passage about a high school science lab?

• To inform

• To reflect

• To persuade

• To entertain

What is the author's purpose for writing the passage about temporary work?

• To inform

• To reflect

• To persuade

• To entertain

Which choice best describes the organization of the passage about Rehanna?

• The author uses more than one case study

• The author creates a relatable scene, then shows its significance

Which one of these could be considered an author's reason for writing a text?

• To entertain

• To reflect

• To inform

• To persuade

What does 'Finding Limits' mean in the context of an author's strategy?

• Introducing a shared experience

• Showing a common idea's bigger meaning

• Considering how far an idea can extend

• Giving new meanings to terms

Which strategy involves finding connections between important terms?

• Setting the Scene

• Re-envisioning the Ordinary

• Redefining Words

• Finding Limits

What is the author's purpose in the passage about cursive? (select two)

• To inform

• To reflect

• To persuade

• To entertain