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Author's Purpose and Perspective

Authored by Sarah Williams

English

8th Grade

CCSS covered

Author's Purpose and Perspective
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

What is the author's purpose?

Infrorm

Persuade

Entertain

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How the author feels about something...

Perspective

Tone

Class

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Usually how many purposes does a text have?

1

2

3

4

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CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

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.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

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.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

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.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

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.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

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