Author's Purpose with Inferring
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English
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6th Grade
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Hard
Joseph Anderson
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3 Slides • 5 Questions
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The Boy Who Invented TV
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Persuade
Inform
Entertain
P.I.E.
the reason for writing. Text structure and other techniques help authors achieve their purpose.
Author's Purpose
Some text here about the topic of discussion
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Multiple Choice
What is the purpose of the paragraphs on page 159?
to entertain the readers with stories of Philo
to inform the readers how Philo figured out how to invent the television
to persuade the readers that Philo was a great inventor
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Multiple Choice
What is the effect of Philo plowing the potato fields?
Philo realized he could create television with parallel lines of light.
Philo realized he didn't want to be a farmer.
Philo realized who could create television by harvesting it in a bottle.
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Multiple Choice
What words in paragraph 36 signals a cause-and-effect structure?
then
First,
Similarly,
instead
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Open Ended
How does the cause and effect structure on this page help achieve the author's purpose?
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Some text here about the topic of discussion
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Open Ended
What can you infer from the information gathered on this page?
The Boy Who Invented TV
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