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Authors Purpose

Authored by Margaret Anderson

English

7th - 12th Grade

CCSS covered

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What are the three reasons we write?
(Authors purpose for writing)

Persuade, Inform, Electrify
Perform, Infer, Entertain
Persuade, Inform, Educate
Persuade, Inform, Entertain

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Persuade means...

Make people agree with you

Inform people

Make people think the opposite thing

Make people experience different emotions

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Inform means...

Give persuasive speech

Give information

Provide people with different feelings

Convince your point is the right one

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Entertain means...

To make people scared

To make people sad

To make people enjoy something

All the responses are correct

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the authors purpose?
"Eating too much cake and not exercising will give us health problems."

Persuade
Inform
Entertain

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What is the authors purpose?
"Every house should have a dog. They are cute, loyal and will protect your house."

Persuade
Inform
Entertain

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What is the authors purpose?
"She threw the paper airplane. It looped through the trees, under the dogs belly, up into the sky and landed in the hot air balloon."

Persuade
Inform
Entertain

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

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