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Author's Purpose Pie

Authored by Sarah Williams

English

5th Grade

CCSS covered

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Author's Purpose Pie
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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What is the Author's Purpose of the text below

Do you carpool to school? Do you take a bus? It should be a requirement for everyone to either share a ride or walk to school every day. If we are serious about saving the planet, we must take steps to conserve energy and reduce fossil fuel emissions.

Persuade

Inform

Entertain

Explain

Describe

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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What is the Author's Purpose of the text below

Today, it is not uncommon to see women wearing high-heeled shoes. However, the first high-heeled shoes were actually made for men back in the 1500s. The heels helped soldiers keep their feet in the stirrups of their saddles as they rode into battle.

Persuade

Inform

Entertain

Explain

Describe

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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What is the Author's Purpose of the text below: Caroline Bartlett Crane was born in 1858 in Hudson, Wisconsin. After working as a teacher, she became a journalist and an ordained minister. Crane was an activist who worked toward women's voting rights in the U.S. Her tireless efforts at improving sanitation in large cities-especially in the slums where the poorest residents lived-earned her the title "American's Housekeeper."

Persuade

Inform

Entertain

Explain

Describe

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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What is the Author's Purpose of the text below: Driving west from Capital Park, turn left onto Maple Avenue. Continue for 3 blocks until you come to Trumbull Street, and then turn right. The library will be on your left.

Persuade

Inform

Entertain

Explain

Describe

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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What does "PIE'ED" refer to in regards to an author's purpose for writing?

An author's purpose can be to: play, ignore, expect, end, or dance

An author's purpose can be to: perfect, imagine, evade, enlarge, or divide

An author's purpose can be to: persuade, inform, entertain explain, or describe

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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What does the acronym PIE mean?

persuade, inform, and empathy

persuade, infer, and entertain

passion, inference, and empathy

persuade, inform, and entertain

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Define "PIE'ED"

Persuade

Inform

Entertain

Explain

Describe

Perfect

Idea

Equality

Engage

Decide

Please

Infer

Everything

Epic

Draw

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

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