Author's Purpose

The main reason the author wrote this paragraph is to...

• describe a girl's dress
• tell about a girl going to a wedding 
• show how a dress is made
• explain the reasons the girl is going to the wedding

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

The main purpose of this paragrpah is to...

• describe the types of things to do at a river
• show that a boy learns how to catch a fish
• tell about a boys day of fishing
• explain how family can be very help

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

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

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

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

Persuade means...

• Make people agree with you
• Make people angry
• Make people think the opposite thing
• Make people fall in love

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.5

Inform means...

• Give informal speech
• Give information
• Take the form
• Give in a form

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

Entertain means...

• To make people scared
• To make people sad
• To make people enjoy something
• To go to the circus

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

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

• Persuade
• Inform
• Entertain

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

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.3.6

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

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. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

Come and buy John's pizza today! It is cheap and tastes amazing!
What is the authors purpose in this text? 

• To Persuade
• To Entertain
• To Inform 
• To Explain

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.5.6