Author's Purpose and Perspective

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English
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8th Grade
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Hard
+15
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Sarah Williams
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the author's purpose?
Infrorm
Persuade
Entertain
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How the author feels about something...
Perspective
Tone
Class
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.6
CCSS.RI.7.9
CCSS.RI.8.6
CCSS.RI.8.9
CCSS.RL.8.6
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Usually how many purposes does a text have?
1
2
3
4
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.9
CCSS.RI.8.6
CCSS.RI.8.9
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The author writes to evoke an emotion out of the readers
Persuade
Inform
Entertain
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.6
CCSS.RI.7.9
CCSS.RI.8.6
CCSS.RI.8.9
CCSS.RL.8.6
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
An author's purpose is...
the reason an author writes
the way the author sees and interprets the world
author's sense of humor
author's way of life.
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.6
CCSS.RI.7.9
CCSS.RI.8.6
CCSS.RI.8.9
CCSS.RL.8.6
6.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How can readers determine the author's perspective?
Look at the LANGUAGE the author uses. Is there any extreme language or are there extreme thoughts?
Look for bias: Does the author take a side?
Use process of elimination
Look at the author’s purpose. WHY did the author write the text?
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.6
CCSS.RI.8.6
CCSS.RI.8.9
CCSS.RL.8.6
CCSS.RL.9-10.6
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the Author's Perspective?
Why an author writes - their reason for writing.
The way an author looks at a topic or idea..
Who an author is writing to - the specific group they target.
How an author communicates - the tricks and methods they use.
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.6
CCSS.RI.8.6
CCSS.RI.8.9
CCSS.RL.8.6
CCSS.RL.9-10.6
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