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Identify and Explain Author's Purpose Identify and Explain Author's Purpose Students will identify the author's purpose from various materials and explain why that text fits the author's purpose they chose using supporting details from the text Rubric Code: LXWC44B By Nykayla Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Assignment Grade Levels: 6-8

Author's Purpose Practice Identify the author's purpose using variety of genres
	Level 4 Able to identify all and explain in detail clarely 80 pts	Level 3 Able to identify most with some support 70 pts	Level 2 Able to identify few with details some error 60 pts	Level 1 Able to idenitify little to none with out support- 40 pts
Identify 20 pts Identify the 4 types of author's purpose assessed in 5th grade	Level 4 States the correct author's purpose's listed below in a clear and concise way: entertain persuade inform explain	Level 3 Identifies a purpose listed below but is not clear about which of the identified purposes the author is using: entertain persuade inform explain	Level 2 Hints at the use of a purpose in the writing but does not identify which the author is using: entertain persuade inform explain	Level 1 Does NOT identify a purpose for writing entertain persuade inform explain
Note Clues 10 pts Be able to note clues in text that supports the author's purpose	Level 4 Able to identify 3 or more clues to support each author's purpose in the text clearly	Level 3 Able to identify 3 or more clues to support each author's purpose in the text with little error	Level 2 Able to identify 2 or more clues to support each author's purpose in the text clearly	Level 1 Able to identify 1 or more clues to support each author's purpose but may have frequent errors
Explain 5 pts Explain what the author's purpose is and how they know. Proving the purpose	Level 4 Explains the best reasons for author's purpose in a precise, specific and relevant way using details from the text to support answer	Level 3 Explains the author's purpose but not enough details to support from the text	Level 2 Explains author's purpose, but not clearly	Level 1 States an idea, but it is not the correct author's purpose