Language and Purpose in Exploring the Titanic

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English

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7th Grade

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Hard

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CCSS

RI.7.6, RI.5.5, RL.4.3

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Kileen Tayla

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13 Slides • 16 Questions

Language and Purpose in Exploring the Titanic

Objective: I can determine the author's purpose.

Multiple Choice

language related to a special field of study or a certain

group or profession

jargon

tone

technical

author’s purpose

mood

Multiple Choice

the attitude of a text toward the subject and theme

jargon

tone

technical

author’s purpose

mood

Multiple Choice

concerning subjects in science, technology, mathematics,

and related fields

jargon

tone

technical

author’s purpose

mood

Multiple Choice

the atmosphere or emotions a text creates

jargon

tone

technical

author’s purpose

mood

Multiple Choice

the reason an author writes

jargon

tone

technical

author’s purpose

mood

Open Ended

What tones did the passages convey?

Type response here

Multiple Choice

The cat’s eyes were yellow, tinged with gold and brown. In the sunlight, the colors collided into each other like a topaz stone....or maybe a rich caramel candy. The unique color was so radiant it even shone in dim lighting.

Explain

Entertain

Inform

Describe

Multiple Choice

The way the author views the topic of the text.

perspective

assumption

sensory words

entertain

Multiple Choice

Do you carpool to school? Do you take a bus? It should be a requirement for everyone to either share a ride or walk to school every day. If we are serious about saving the planet, we must take steps to conserve energy and reduce fossil fuel emissions.

Persuade

Inform

Entertain

Explain

Multiple Choice

Today, it is not uncommon to see women wearing high-heeled shoes. However, the first high-heeled shoes were actually made for men back in the 1500s. The heels helped soldiers keep their feet in the stirrups of their saddles as they rode into battle.

Perdusade

Inform

Entertain

Describe

Multiple Choice

Driving west from Capital Park, turn left onto Maple Avenue. Continue for three blocks until you come to Trumbull Street, and then turn right. The library will be on your left.

Persuade

Describe

Explain

Inform

Multiple Choice

“Once upon a time in a magical kingdom, there lived a great hero. He was about to set out on a dangerous quest!”

Explain

Persuade

Entertain

Inform

Multiple Choice

Sarah knew time travel was impossible. Everything she’d learned in science told her it couldn’t be done. But as she looked around the street, noting the horse-drawn carriages and the women dressed in long dresses and hats, she realized she was in the nineteenth century.

Persuade

Inform

Entertain

Describe

Multiple Choice

The rabbit’s fur was as soft as velvet, and he seemed to enjoy having people pet him. He would snuggle in closer, lay his ears back, and pull in his feet.

Persuade

Explain

Entertain

Describe

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of a book of jokes about being in the fourth grade?

Explain

Entertain

Persuade

Inform

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of a book of jokes about being in the fourth grade?

Explain

Entertain

Persuade

Inform

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