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Examination Day by Henry Slesar Author's Purpose Questions and Activities

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7th - 10th
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This product contains questions which explore the literary elements used in the story and ask students to determine for what purpose they were used. The higher-level thinking questions help students to determine the author's message of the story. It also includes a vocabulary identification chart which uses context clues and an imagery chart in which students are required to find examples and determine the author's purpose. A short constructed response question is added in which students have to use text evidence. Answers are provided for all activities.

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Ask and answer questions about unknown words in a text.
Actively engage in group reading activities with purpose and understanding.
With guidance and support from adults, explore word relationships and nuances in word meanings.
Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative, and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone.
Assess how point of view or purpose shapes the content and style of a text.

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