Author's Purpose

What aspect of the social context does this excerpt show?

• People are polite to each other.

• People tell each other everything.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

How does the dialogue show a difference between the author and the woman?

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What commentary does the author provide in paragraph 3?

• Talking to the woman was interesting.

• Listening to the woman was awful.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What message about talking to strangers does the author express?

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is one aspect of the social context reflected in this excerpt?

• People in the upper and lower classes did not usually eat together.

• Lower-class people had more rights than upper-class people.

• The class system allowed people to change social classes easily.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the author’s purpose in writing this text?

• to explain a past event

• to describe a banquet

• to persuade readers to believe her story

• to inform readers about governesses

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

What is one example of commentary that the author provides?

• At patriotic banquets, all people sat at the table regardless of social position.

• The children enjoyed seeing their governess feel uncomfortable.

• Mansions can be troublesome because they are too large and empty.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

What author’s message does this excerpt convey?

• Masters, servants, governesses, and children are equals.

• Children are more perceptive than the adults around them.

• Social classes help to keep society in order.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2