Author's Purpose & Point of View — Drills · Grade 6 English
Chapter: Reading Informational TextWhat these drills covers
By the end of Author's Purpose & Point of View you should be able to:
- I can identify whether an author's purpose is to inform, persuade, entertain, or explain.
- I can find clues in word choice and tone that reveal an author's point of view.
- I can explain how an author conveys their point of view in a text.
4 questions, written answer, each with a worked explanation.
Vocabulary used: author's purpose, point of view, tone, loaded language.
Problem 1
Answer and explanation
Purpose: to persuade readers to oppose cutting school buses. Point of view: strongly against the plan, conveyed through loaded language like 'a huge mistake' and 'plain carelessness,' and by playing down the town's money-saving reason while playing up the harm to students.
Purpose: to persuade readers to oppose cutting school buses. Point of view: strongly against the plan, conveyed through loaded language like 'a huge mistake' and 'plain carelessness,' and by playing down the town's money-saving reason while playing up the harm to students.
Response criteria
- Answer the actual question with accurate details.
- Explain how the evidence or language choice supports the conclusion.
- State a relevant limit, alternative or justified revision.
Problem 2
Answer and explanation
The organizer advocates and reports a small group’s preference. The supervisor raises a staffing constraint. The record reports use on two trial days; it does not directly establish learning gains or whole-school preference.
The organizer advocates and reports a small group’s preference. The supervisor raises a staffing constraint. The record reports use on two trial days; it does not directly establish learning gains or whole-school preference.
Response criteria
- Answer the actual question with accurate details.
- Explain how the evidence or language choice supports the conclusion.
- State a relevant limit, alternative or justified revision.
Problem 3
Answer and explanation
A persuasive source can use numbers, accurately or inaccurately. Identify the audience and proposed response, then evaluate the number’s group, method and relevance separately from purpose.
A persuasive source can use numbers, accurately or inaccurately. Identify the audience and proposed response, then evaluate the number’s group, method and relevance separately from purpose.
Response criteria
- Answer the actual question with accurate details.
- Explain how the evidence or language choice supports the conclusion.
- State a relevant limit, alternative or justified revision.
Problem 4
Answer and explanation
In the first case, Purpose: to persuade readers to oppose cutting school buses. Point of view: strongly against the plan, conveyed through loaded language like 'a huge mistake' and 'plain carelessness,' and by playing down the town's money-saving reason while playing up the harm to students. In the changed case, The organizer advocates and reports a small group’s preference. The supervisor raises a staffing constraint. The record reports use on two trial days; it does not directly establish learning gains or whole-school preference. The method of defining the relationship and testing relevant evidence transfers; the particular source detail and scope must be checked anew.
In the first case, Purpose: to persuade readers to oppose cutting school buses. Point of view: strongly against the plan, conveyed through loaded language like 'a huge mistake' and 'plain carelessness,' and by playing down the town's money-saving reason while playing up the harm to students. In the changed case, The organizer advocates and reports a small group’s preference. The supervisor raises a staffing constraint. The record reports use on two trial days; it does not directly establish learning gains or whole-school preference. The method of defining the relationship and testing relevant evidence transfers; the particular source detail and scope must be checked anew.
Response criteria
- Answer the actual question with accurate details.
- Explain how the evidence or language choice supports the conclusion.
- State a relevant limit, alternative or justified revision.