Author's Purpose ELA

Author's Purpose ELA

7th - 8th Grade

40 Qs

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Author's Purpose ELA

Author's Purpose ELA

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English

7th - 8th Grade

Hard

CCSS
RI.7.9, RL.7.6, RL.7.4

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Margaret Anderson

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

What is authors purpose????
why the author likes to write
What the author is writing
Why the author is writing
How the author writes

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

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.7.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Persuade means...
Make people agree with you
Make people angry
Make people think the opposite thing
Make people happy

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Inform means...
Give informal speech
Give information
Take the form
Give in a form

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Entertain means...
To make people scared
To make people sad
To make people enjoy something
To go to the circus

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image
the author wants to give you information
Entertain
Persuade
Inform

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image
the author wants to amuse you or for you to enjoy the writing
Entertain
Inform
Persuade

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

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