Identifying Author's Purpose

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English
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6th - 8th Grade
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Hard
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Alison Lawrence
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12 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
An article about how pictures and videos can be deceiving.
Persuade
Inform/Explain
Entertain
Express Thoughts/Feelings
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.6
CCSS.RI.6.9
CCSS.RI.7.6
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A story about a boy who is self-conscious about his body.
Inform/Explain
Entertain
Persuade
Express Thoughts/Feelings
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.6
CCSS.RI.6.9
CCSS.RI.7.6
CCSS.RI.8.6
CCSS.RI.8.9
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
An argument on the world's dependence on fossil fuels.
Inform/Explain
Entertain
Persuade
Express Thoughts/Feelings
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.6
CCSS.RI.7.9
CCSS.RI.8.6
CCSS.RI.8.9
CCSS.RL.8.6
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A poem that describes the beauty of nature.
Inform/Explain
Persuade
Entertain
Express Thoughts/Feelings
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.7.5
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
An informational text about the design of video games.
Inform/Explain
Entertain
Persuade
Express Thoughts/Feelings
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A myth about a man who could fly.
Inform/Explain
Persuade
Entertain
Express Thoughts/Feelings
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.6
CCSS.RI.6.9
CCSS.RI.7.6
CCSS.RI.8.6
CCSS.RL.6.6
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A diary of a man's adventures on a canoe.
Inform/Explain
Persuade
Entertain
Express Thoughts/Feelings
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.10
CCSS.RI.7.10
CCSS.RI.8.10
CCSS.RI.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.5.10
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