WorksheetsRI 7.6 Author's Purpose/ POV-Exit Ticket: VAPA
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Purpose- What is the author's primary purpose for writing this article?
To persuade schools to replace core subjects with arts classes.
To advocate for protecting and enhancing access to arts education.
To explain why smarter students choose to study musical instruments.
To critique the grading methods used in Florida middle schools.
Purpose-What does the author want the reader to do after reading?
Support the continued inclusion of arts electives in middle schools.
Enroll their children in private music lessons outside of school.
Research the demographic differences between various Florida middle school students.
Focus exclusively on standardized testing to improve their child's GPA.
Audience: Who is the most likely intended audience for this text?
Professional musicians looking for new performance opportunities in Florida.
Preschool teachers who are developing new motor skill training games.
Parents and educational stakeholders making decisions about electives.
Medical doctors who specialize in early childhood physical brain development.
Point Of View: What is the author’s point of view regarding arts education?
Arts education is a secondary priority compared to math skills.
Arts education provides essential benefits for a student's academic success.
Arts education is only effective for students from wealthy families.
Arts education primarily serves as a distraction from standardized testing.
Argument: Which statement best describes the author’s stance on the topic?
The author remains neutral and only reports on recent data.
The author believes arts education is vital for student development.
The author argues that only music affects a student's GPA.
The author claims that low-income students should avoid arts electives.
Tone: What is the author’s tone when describing the study’s findings?
Informative and encouraging regarding the positive impact of the arts.
Sarcastic and dismissive of the researchers' decade-long data collection.
Aggressive and demanding toward school boards that cut funding.
Uncertain and hesitant about the validity of the research results.
Ethos (Trust)-How does the author establish ethos in paragraph 5?
By sharing personal stories about their own middle school experience.
By citing an academic journal to provide professional credibility.
By using emotional language to describe the lives of students.
By listing every student’s name involved in the Florida study.
Pathos (Emotion)-How does the author establish pathos in paragraph 1?
By using statistics to prove that middle schoolers are stressed.
By addressing parents' fears and anxieties about their children.
By explaining the biological functions of a middle schooler's brain.
By defining the specific vocabulary used in music and theater.
Logos (Logic)-How does the author establish logos in paragraph 12?
By appealing to the reader's sense of fairness and justice.
By citing specific data points like GPAs and test scores.
By quoting a famous actor who advocates for drama classes.
By describing the beauty and creativity found in visual arts.
Author's Purpose: Paragraph 5 mentions, “The new study, in the journal Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts, addresses that issue by following a large group of low-income students from kindergarten through eighth grade. This allowed the researchers to create a baseline level of each youngster's academic accomplishments, and determine if arts classes boosted their achievement level.” What is the author’s purpose for including this statement?
Author's Purpose: Paragraph 4 says, “While much research has suggested music and arts training confers academic benefits, the chicken-and-egg question has made definitive declarations difficult. At least one major study concluded music students do better at school largely because smarter, more capable kids are more likely to choose to study music.” Why does the author include this fact?
Author’s Point of View: Based on the phrase in paragraph 7, "The research team, led by George Mason University psychologist Adam Winsler, focused on middle school, reasoning it is both a key period for brain development and "the first time students can choose to take full elective arts courses, and they can still enroll in these arts-related classes with limited skills."” which TWO statements would the author most likely Agree with? SELECT 2 OPTIONS
Author’s Point of View: Paragraph 12 states, “"Those who experienced arts electives in middle school went on to earn significantly higher GPAs and higher standardized math and reading scores, and were less likely to get suspended from school, compared to students who were not exposed to arts classes," they write. "These are meaningful, important, and ecologically valid measures of actual student performance."” Based on this evidence, which TWO statements would the author most likely Disagree with? SELECT 2 OPTIONS
Author's Purpose: Paragraph 13 says, “Given these findings, access to arts education "can be seen as an issue of social justice," the researchers write. They note that, in their sample, black students were less likely than white or Latino students to enroll in an arts class, for reasons that are unclear but should be explored.” What is the author’s purpose for including this statement?
Author’s Point of View: Paragraph 14 states, “Winsler and his colleagues conclude that "we need to protect and enhance" kids' access to arts education. As previous research has shown, arts and music training can sharpen developing brains, bolster creativity, and teach kids how to work together to achieve a goal — all of which contribute to successful outcomes, in school and beyond.” Based on this, which TWO statements would the author most likely Disagree with? SELECT 2 OPTIONS
