Authors Purpose Quiz

What are the three reasons we write?

(Authors purpose for writing)

• Persuade, Inform, Electrify

• Perform, Infer, Entertain

• Persuade, Inform, Educate

• Persuade, Inform, Entertain

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CCSS.W.3.1A

CCSS.W.3.1B

Persuade means...

• Make people agree with you

• Make people angry

• Make people think the opposite thing

• Make people fall in love

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CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

Inform means...

• Give informal speech

• Give information

• Take the form

• Give in a form

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CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.RI.3.4

Entertain means...

• To make people scared

• To make people sad

• To make people enjoy something

• To go to the circus

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CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Rules are very important. They help keep things running smoothly. Rules let you know what you can and cannot do whether you are playing a game or explaining how to act in class. You should follow rules; they help people get along.

What is the author's purpose?

• to entertain with a story about people who follow the rules

• to inform about the rules of games

• to persuade people to follow the rules

• to explain the rules of chess

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RL.4.1

It's important to go to school. What you learn in school will help you later in life. It will also help you get a job. If you work hard in school and make good grades, you may be able to go to college and have a career.

What is the author's purpose?

• to entertain with a story about school

• to teach you how to get good grades

• to persuade you to work hard in school

• to explain the best colleges

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CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RI.3.2

The Food Group Pyramid tells how to eat healthy. It shows how food is divided into six groups. It is important to eat foods taht belong to each group every day. The pyramid helps show how much of each you should eat.

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RI.3.2

The Underground Railroad was a secret organization which helped slaves escape to freedom. Many slaves were able to escape because of the conductors and station masters. The northern states were free states and slaves were free once they arrived in the north. Secret codes and signals were used to identify the conductors and station masters.

• to Inform

• to Entertain

• to Persuade

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.4.3

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.3.2

Joe had been fishing for over two hours without a single bite. Suddenly there was a nibble at the end of his fishing line. He stood up on the boat and leaned out too far. Just then there was a sharp yank on the line. Joe fell overboard and landed head first into the water. Joe and his friends laughed and laughed.

• to Inform

• to Entertain

• to Persuade

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2