Interactive Worksheet
TN-ENGL-GR10-63034 · v1.9
Author's Purpose
Grade 10 · English · Comprehension · International Baccalaureate
Grade
Grade 10
Subject
English
Topic
Comprehension
Subtopic
Author's Purpose
Curriculum
International Baccalaureate
Difficulty
Core
Time
20 minutes
Total marks
54
Student name
Teacher name
Date
Learning objectives
- Recognise author's purpose accurately in english contexts.
- Explain the underlying rule of author's purpose in the student's own words.
- Apply author's purpose to multi-step and unfamiliar problems.
- Justify a chosen method and identify errors in another student's work.
Skills assessed
- Fluency and recall
- Method and setting out
- Reasoning and justification
- Problem solving in context
- Self-assessment
Instructions
- Write your name, your teacher's name and the date in the header.
- Answer every question in the space provided. Continue on the back if needed.
- Show all working — method marks are awarded even when the final answer is wrong.
- Aim to finish in about 20 minutes.
- Complete the reflection box at the end before you hand the sheet in.
Warm-up
Bloom: Remember · 4 marks
Answer quickly. These check you are ready for the topic.
1.State one fact you already know about author's purpose.
[1]2.Name one fact you already know about author's purpose.
[1]3.Circle one fact you already know about author's purpose.
[1]4.Write down one fact you already know about author's purpose.
[1]
Recall
Bloom: Remember · 4 marks
Complete from memory. No calculator, no notes.
1.List the key term used in author's purpose described here: item 1.
[1]2.List the key term used in author's purpose described here: item 2.
[1]3.Define the key term used in author's purpose described here: item 3.
[1]4.Label the key term used in author's purpose described here: item 4.
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