Author's Purpose
Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks. The Author's Purpose is the reason that the author wrote the piece. If the author's purpose is to inform, he/she plans to teach the reader. If the author's purpose is to entertain, he/she plans to amuse the reader. If the author's purpose is to persuade, he/she plans to convince the reader to believe his/her point of view. If the author's purpose is to create a mood, he/she plans to use much description to stir emotions in the reader. Read More...
◂English Language Arts Worksheets and Study Guides Seventh Grade. Author's Purpose
Study Guide
Author's PurposeWorksheet/Answer key
Author's PurposeWorksheet/Answer key
Author's PurposeWorksheet/Answer key
Author's PurposeWorksheet/Answer key
Author's Purpose
The resources above correspond to the standards listed below:
Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks
MA.CCRA.R. College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Reading
Craft and Structure
CCRA.R.6. Assess how point of view or purpose shapes the content and style of a text.
MA.RCA-H.6-8. Grades 6–8 Reading Standards for Literacy in the Content Areas: History/Social Studies [RCA-H]
Craft and Structure
RCA-H.6-8.6. Identify aspects of a text that reveal an author’s point of view or purpose (e.g., loaded language, inclusion or avoidance of particular facts).
MA.RCA-ST.6-8. Grades 6–8 Reading Standards for Literacy in the Content Areas: Science and Career and Technical Subjects [RCA-ST]
Craft and Structure
RCA-ST.6-8.6. Analyze an author’s purpose in providing an explanation, describing a procedure, or discussing an experiment in a text.
MA.RI.7. Grade 7 Reading Standards for Informational Text [RI]
Craft and Structure
RI.7.6. Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how the author distinguishes his or her position from that of others.
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