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Q6 - Staying with Uncle Stephen

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Note from the author:

6.9A - The student is expected to explain the author's purpose and message within a text.

  • Author's purpose refers to an author's main goal in a piece of writing. You are expected to explain that the author's purpose is reflected in the way the author writes about a topic. For example, if the author’s aim is to amuse, the author will probably use jokes or anecdotes. If the author’s goal is to inform or teach, it is likely that the author will include facts, descriptions, and reasonable explanations.
  • The message of a text refers to the fundamental or basic idea explored or expressed by an author in a text. Sometimes the message is explicit and straightforward; but in other cases, the message is embedded in the text and may require that students infer it. You are expected to use evidence to justify your understanding of the main point or idea being conveyed to the reader.

6.9A - The student is expected to explain the author's purpose and message within a text.

  • Author's purpose refers to an author's main goal in a piece of writing. You are expected to explain that the author's purpose is reflected in the way the author writes about a topic. For example, if the author’s aim is to amuse, the author will probably use jokes or anecdotes. If the author’s goal is to inform or teach, it is likely that the author will include facts, descriptions, and reasonable explanations.
  • The message of a text refers to the fundamental or basic idea explored or expressed by an author in a text. Sometimes the message is explicit and straightforward; but in other cases, the message is embedded in the text and may require that students infer it. You are expected to use evidence to justify your understanding of the main point or idea being conveyed to the reader.
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Which answer did you pick for this question?

6. What is the primary message the author conveys in the story?

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Why did you chose that answer?

Staying with Uncle Stephen (full story)

Test Taking Tips

This question requires you to determine what the author wants to teach readers through this story. Since this is fiction, the author's message could also be referred to as the theme, or the life lesson the author wants readers to learn.

This question is a "whole passage" question, meaning you will need to use information from the entire story to answer it. Review your notes from the plot graphic organizer you created.

Ask yourself these questions:
  • What is the conflict?
  • How does the main character deal with the conflict?
  • How does the main character change in this story?
  • What does the main character learn?
  • How is the conflict resolved?
When you are ready to answer, remember to:
  • Read the question carefully to make sure you understand what you are being asked.
  • Look up unfamiliar words in the question or answer choices and write them down with their definition on a scratch piece of paper or the sticky note tool.
  • Use the process of elimination by asking yourself why each answer choice is wrong. Use the strikethrough tool to cross out wrong answers.
  • When you have decided on an answer, go back to the text and find text evidence that supports it.
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Which answer should you have chosen?

6. What is the primary message the author conveys in the story?

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What will you do differently next time?

After you submit, read the answer choice explanations. In your Reading Journal, write down why the answer choice you originally chose was wrong, and why the correct answer is right.