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Author's Purpose

Authored by Michelle Collins

English

9th Grade

CCSS covered

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Author's Purpose
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1.

DRAG AND DROP QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A. DIRECTIONS: Identify the most likely purpose for writing each text. 1. (a)   a detailed depiction of an erupting volcano (b)  

to inform

to persuade

to narrate

to describe

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

2.

DROPDOWN QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A. DIRECTIONS: Identify the most likely purpose for writing each text. 2. (a)   a newspaper editorial in favor of building a new town hall

to inform

to persuade

to narrate

to describe

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

3.

DRAG AND DROP QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A. DIRECTIONS: Identify the most likely purpose for writing each text. 3. (a)   a story about what happens when a new student becomes class president

to inform

to persuade

to narrate

to describe

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

4.

DROPDOWN QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A. DIRECTIONS: Identify the most likely purpose for writing each text. 4. (a)   an online report analyzing the results of a recent election

to inform

to persuade

to narrate

to describe

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which sentences in the passage are the anecdote?

sentences 1–3

sentences 2-5

sentences 6-7

sentences 1–8

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which author’s purpose does this anecdote help to achieve?


to entertain

to persuade

to reflect

to narrate

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which sentence in the passage is a humorous description?

sentence 1

sentence 2

sentence 7

sentence 8

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

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