What is Author's Purpose? (Pre-Assessment)

What is author's purpose?

• It is where the story takes place.

• The reason for or intent for writing.

• The rising action of the plot.

• To show people how to achieve a goal.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.6

Three main goals or purposes that an author may use when writing.

• Persuade, teach, and address

• Fiction, non-fiction, and reality

• Persuade, Inform, and entertain

• teach, help, and inform

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

What is the purpose of a persuasive text?

• To cause someone to do something through reasoning or argument.

• To communicate knowledge.

• To hold the attention of the reader through enjoyment.

• To help the reader pass their math test.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.W.6.1A

CCSS.W.6.1B

What is the purpose of an informative text?

• To cause someone to do something through reasoning or argument.

• To communicate knowledge.

• To hold the attention of the reader through enjoyment.

• To help the reader pass their math test.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

What is the purpose of an entertaining text?

• To cause someone to do something through reasoning or argument.

• To communicate knowledge.

• To hold the attention of the reader through enjoyment.

• To help the reader pass their math test.

At Easter, many parents want to buy baby bunnies for their children, Baby Bunnies are cute, but rabbits are not always good pets. Many rabbits end up at animal shelters because people do not know how to care for them, This year, the Rabbit Rescue Team has an idea. We are asking parents to buy stuffed bunnies for Easter, instead of real rabbits! Please visit you toy store instead of your pet store!

What's that author's purpose?

• to persuade

• to inform

• to entertain

• To teach

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

What would be the purpose of an FBI wanted poster at a post office?

• To entertain

• To inform

• To persuade

• To describe

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

The purple alien landed with a crash and a boom. The residents of the small Iowa town ran in all directions as the multi-fingered creatures got off their spaceship. They landed right in front of the local cell phone store and appeared to be eager to check out Earth's communication technology. Fortunately, the salesman kept his head and showed the aliens many kinds of cell phones. The friendly purple creatures soon discovered that cell phones were cool. And lo and behold, the salesman had never seen anyone learn how to text so quickly. Maybe friendly aliens would do well on Earth after all.

• To express personal feelings

• To persuade

• To inform

• To entertain

What would the purpose of a campaign speech written by a person running for office be?

• To entertain

• To Inform

• To persuade

• To explain

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.6

Do you ever wonder how you tatse things? You Owe your sense of taste to your taste buds. We have nine thoiusand taste buds on the tongue alone. There are also taste buds on the roof of your mouth. You even have taste buds on the back of your throat.

• To refelct

• To entertain

• To persuade

• To inform

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6