Determine the author's purpose for writing. SPI 0601.8.10

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1. Audience and Purpose - read a passage and answer ten multiple choice questions
2. Author's purpose activity - This section includes a variety of activities designed to help you determine the author's purpose. Follow the directions on each screen and complete the activities
3. Author's Purpose - read A Winning Breakfast and answer questions on paper - a detailed explanation follows passage, teaching how to find the answers in passages
4. Author's Purpose - read Save the Wilbur and answer questions on paper - a detailed explanation follows passage, teaching how to find the answers in passages
5. Author's Purpose - online quiz with self checking
6. Author's Purpose - read a passage and answer fifteen multiple choice questions
7. Author's Purpose and Point of View - Pre Test - ten multiple choice questions [This expired page comes from the Internet Archive known as the Wayback Machine.]
8. Author's Purpose and Point of View - Post Test - ten multiple choice questions [This expired page comes from the Internet Archive known as the Wayback Machine.]
9. Author's Purpose Interactive Practice Sites - a collection of resources at Internet4Classrooms
10. Author's Purpose Worksheets and PowerPoint Shows - a collection of resources at Internet4Classrooms
11. Different Text Types - [game] learn about the different text types (persuasion, informative, descriptive, or instructive) with this game
12. Game - Author's Purpose - matching game
13. Purpose and Point of View - Choose the correct answer for each question. self checking.
14. Reading for a Purpose - many quizzes on Purpose

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