Text Structure & Author's Purpose
Read the following scenario and identify the author's purpose.
A book about two best friends fighting off evil spirits in an alternate universe.
Persuade, Inform, or Entertain?
Entertain
What is the type of conflict in this text passage?
A group of students protest the state government's ban of Youtube.
Character/man vs. society
Nikki Giovanni writes "A For My Librarian, Mrs. Long" with a particular style to...
A) emphasize the racism and segregation of the time period
B) convey the admiration she had for her librarian
C) explain how the books she read helped her escape from the real world
D) All of the above
D) All of the above
How did everyone except for 1 employees escape from the 10th floor of the building?
They escaped from the roof by using a ladder to climb to another nearby building.
How many months have 28 days?
All of the months.
What is the text structure of this text passage?
My car is a piece of junk. Because of this, I decided to resolve this issue and purchase a brand new car.
Problem and Solution
What is the type of conflict is presented in the story "Rogue Wave"?
Character/Man vs Nature
What is Gilbert's perception of time and space at the end of "Another Place, Another Time"? What does he see?
Gilbert and his friends are seeing multiple versions of themselves in different dimensions of space and time.
What is the central idea of "Flesh and Blood So Cheap"?
A) Don't smoke indoors
B) Workplaces need to be prepared for emergencies and safe for employees
C) Company owners are greedy and do not care about their employees
B) Workplaces need to be prepared for emergencies and safe for employees
What is Ms.M's favorite NFL team?
RAVENSSSS
Identify the author's purpose of this text.
An article about the wildfires in Australia and the devastation they are causing.
To inform
What does ACE strategy stand for?
Answer, Cite, Explain
What is the theme of Rogue Wave?
A) Little kids like Sully should not be on boats.
B) The ocean is too dangerous to sail on.
C) Never give up.
C) Never give up.
Name 2 reasons the Triangle Factory fire was so fatal and destructive.
Possible answers:
Employees locked into workplace, Faulty/broken fire escapes, fabric was highly flammable and not thrown away often, there were no emergency plans,
Which president's face is on the 100 dollar bill.
Benjamin Franklin
What is the text structure of this passage?
First, you need to purchase all of the ingredients from the store. Next, mix all of the ingredients together in a bowl. After this, bake it in the oven for an hour. Finally, cut up the brownies and enjoy!
Logical order
What is the point of view of this sentence?
Bakari walked into school and thought that everyone was being oddly quiet. Malakai and Jonathan both looked at him but did not say anything. Bakari thought that this was really weird until he realized that he had a sock stuck to his hoodie.
3rd person limited
How would the conflict of "Rogue Wave" change if Sully and Scoot were both outside of the boat when the wave crashed on them?
A) Sully and Scoot would now be fighting sharks and dangerous animals instead of trying to escape the boat.
B) The conflict would become character vs character because Scoot and Sully would need to fight the pirates in the story.
C) The wave would have never wrecked their boat, and they would have no conflict.
D) Their conflict would change from Scoot fighting to escape the inside of the boat to both Sully and Scoot trying to survive and be rescued.
D) Their conflict would change from Scoot fighting to escape the inside of the boat to both Sully and Scoot trying to survive and be rescued.
Name 2 reasons why the owner of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory could be considered NOT GUILTY for the deaths of the employees?
Possible answers:
The employee should not have been smoking at work, if employees were not stealing they wouldn't need to lock the doors, employees should not have came into work late so that they wouldn't have to lock doors, unauthorized breaks caused the locked doors, they did not intentionally cause the fire, etc
What is the next holiday we have off of school?
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Why is it important that we identify the author's purpose?
A) So we know whether or not to buy what they are selling.
B) Knowing the purpose or intent that the writer has for creating the piece of work helps us evaluate the meaning better
C) Knowing the purpose provides us with background information on the author and their history.
B) Knowing the purpose or intent that the writer has for creating the piece of work helps us evaluate the meaning better
What is the point of view of this sentence?
Mr. Glover and Ms. Fraiser both knew it was going to be a great day.
3rd person omniscient
What perspective on the world did Craig Kielburger have after hearing the stories of unfortunate children around the world?
A) The world is a horrible place that will never help you.
B) In order to save the world or successfully help those in need, we need to stop being greedy and share our wealth.
C) People who are less fortunate need to work hard to bring themselves out of a bad place because they rely on other people to help them.
In order to save the world or successfully help those in need, we need to stop being greedy and share our wealth.
How did the the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire change history after the event occurred?
Laws were put into place to protect employees from unsafe working conditions.
Name 4 of the 8 teams currently in the NFL playoffs.
1) Houston Texans
2) San Francisco 49ers
3) Tennessee Titans
4) Seattle Seahawks
5) Baltimore Ravens
6) Green Bay Packers
7) Minnesota Vikings
8) Kansas City Chiefs