R.6
Description:
Students will analyze how point of view, perspective and purpose shape the content and style of a text.
Maps to Reading Plus skills:
6A
Exemplars
6A: Recognizing Author's Intent
6A: Recognizing Author's Intent
Description:
Recognizing Author's Purpose
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
H-26
H-26
Grade level: 8
Word count: 1706 words
Author: Guinevere Tobias
Synopsis: The tomato was once thought to be poisonous.
Excerpt:
A crowd of thousands gathered to watch Johnson eat himself to death. He didn't die, of course, and his feat gave many people the courage to try the fruit. This story may or may not be true; in some versions, President Thomas Jefferson was the one who ate the tomatoes. Whether or not anybody actually ate a basket of tomatoes in public, we do know for sure that more and more people started eating tomatoes in the 1800s.
Question:
The author's purpose in writing this selection was
- to entertain readers with tales and truths about the tomato.
- to provide readers with scientific research on the tomato.
- to encourage readers to consume more tomato products.
- to substantiate health claims made by the tomato industry.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
How does the author progress a selection to its conclusion? Provide three examples.
Evaluator
Organization:
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