3.CC.8 Author's Purpose Analysis

What does it mean to analyze an author's purpose in a text?

• To critique the author's writing style

• To identify the reason why the author wrote the text

• To summarize the text

• To translate the text into another language

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CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

Why did the author write this passage: 'The benefits of exercise include improved health and increased energy levels'?

• To persuade readers to stop exercising

• To promote a sedentary lifestyle

• To discuss the negative effects of exercise

• To inform readers about the benefits of exercise

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CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

In a story where a character learns a valuable lesson, what is the author's purpose?

• To confuse the readers with conflicting messages

• To convey a moral or message to the readers

• To showcase the character's physical abilities

• To provide a detailed description of the setting

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CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

What is the author trying to do in a text that describes different types of clouds?

• Analyze the impact of clouds on climate change

• Entertain readers with fictional cloud stories

• Promote a new cloud-watching app

• Inform and educate about cloud types

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CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

Why might an author write a how-to guide on building a birdhouse?

• To showcase different types of birdhouses

• To explain the history of birdhouses

• To provide step-by-step instructions for readers interested in constructing a birdhouse.

• To analyze the impact of birdhouses on the environment

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CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

• influence the reader to buy a dog

• demonstrate that dogs are mans best friends

• show that dogs like to play with toys

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CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

• inform the reader how bubblegum in made

• persuade the reader to chew bubblegum

• tell the reader a story about bubblegum

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CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

• explain how basketball is played

• list the players on a basketball team

• illustrate how to make a basket

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CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

• help the reader get to the schools in town

• provide information of the number of schools in town

• describe how the schools in town look

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CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

• influence the reader to go to the amusement park

• share the experience of going to the amusement park

• explain how high the roller coasters at the amusement park are

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CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6