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Author's Purpose and Vocabulary

Authored by Margaret Anderson

English

6th - 8th Grade

CCSS covered

Author's Purpose and Vocabulary
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1.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What is the author's point of view?

What an author thinks, feels, or believes about a topic.

The author's opinion about the topic.

The main reason the author writes the text.

When the author clearly favors one side over the other.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the author's purpose?

What an author thinks, feels, or believes about a topic.

The author's opinion about the topic.

The main reason the author writes the text.

When the author clearly favors one side over the other.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.9

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is bias?

What an author thinks, feels, or believes about a topic.

The author's opinion about the topic.

The main reason the author writes the text.

When the author clearly favors one side over the other.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does writing to inform try to do?

Teach the reader something.

Get the reader to support their position.

Make the reader angry.

Entertain and engage the reader.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does writing to persuade try to do?

Teach the reader something.

Get the reader to support their position.

Make the reader angry.

Entertain and engage the reader.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does writing to entertain try to do?

Teach the reader something.

Get the reader to support their position.

Make the reader angry.

Entertain and engage the reader.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.9

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

All writing contains bias.

True

False

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

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