Name: ____________________________
Date: _____________
Block: _____________
Academy: ________________
INDEPENDENT PRACTICE: AUDIENCE, MODE, PURPOSE
Jupiter, named after the king of the Roman gods, is the fifth planet from the sun and the largest planet in the
solar system. It is classified as a gas giant and has a mass slightly less than 1/1000 of the Sun's mass. However,
Jupiter is two and a half times more massive than all of the other planets in the solar system. In fact, it would
take around 1000 Earths to fill up Jupiter's enormous volume.
Jupiter is primarily composed of hydrogen with a quarter of its mass being helium, and it may also have a rocky
core of heavier elements. The outer atmosphere is visibly segregated into several bands at different latitudes,
resulting in turbulence and storms along their interacting boundaries. One of these storms, the Great Red Spot,
has lasted at least 179 years and is large enough to be visible through Earth-based telescopes.
A faint planetary ring system, which is composed of cosmic dust, and a powerful magnetosphere surround
Jupiter. At least 63 moons orbit Jupiter. The four largest of the moons are called the Galilean moons (named
after Galileo Galilei, who discovered them in 1610). These moons appear to consist of ice and some rocky
material. Ganymede, the largest of the Galilean moons, is larger than the planet Mercury.
1. What is the mode?: _________________________________________________________________
2. What is the purpose?: _______________________________________________________________
3. Who would be the audience of this article?
A. 1st Graders
B. College Freshman
C. Planetary Scientists
D. High School Students
4. Which of these would not be appropriate to use in a multimedia presentation given to a group of
students interested in spending a year studying abroad?
A. photos from students' previous experiences studying abroad
B. a short film about doing humanitarian volunteer work in Indonesia
C. video interviews of a group of students who spent a semester in studying in Spain
D. audio clips of interviews with German families who host exchange students
5. All of the following are three main reasons why an author writes a story, EXCEPT to…..
A.
B.
C.
D.
inform.
persuade.
entertain.
to make sure the reader enjoys what he or she is reading.
6. Tomatoes were once considered poisonous. Some brave people finally took a bite of a tomato, and they
survived. Now, we use tomatoes in our salads and sandwiches. Do you ever use tomato sauce or
ketchup? These products are made of tomatoes. If it weren't for these brave individuals, you might not
be able to enjoy ketchup with your french-fries.
The author's purpose is to
a. entertain.
b. persuade.
c. inform.
d. describe
7. The impressive eagle is a national symbol in the United States for patriotism and freedom. Because the
bald eagle was once hunted for sport, it is on the verge of extinction. If you kill a bald eagle, you can go
to jail. Unfortunately, the bald eagle still maybe become extinct.
The author's purpose is to
a. entertain.
b. persuade.
c. inform.
d. create a mysterious mood.
Taylor Swift & Harry Styles Split Up: Source
It's official: Taylor Swift and One Direction's Harry Styles have headed to splitsville.
The musical lovebirds, who spent time vacationing in the snow and sun together over the holidays, have broken
up, sources confirm to PEOPLE.
News of the couple's demise has been widespread: the New York Post's Page Six reports, citing a source, that
after visiting the British Virgin Islands together following a New Year's Eve smooch, Swift left by herself on Jan.
4.
Meanwhile, a photo of Styles in a hot tub with multiple people, including Richard Branson, surfaced Monday.
Reps for both stars have not commented.
Swift, 23, and Styles, 18, debuted as a couple during a taping of The X Factor in November, and were seemingly
inseparable after that. They packed on the PDA at a party in New York on Dec. 6, and spent her birthday
together visiting northern England.
Although the pair appeared to fall for each other fast, a source who knows Swift told PEOPLE of the romance,
"No one is taking it seriously."
Both Swift and the One Direction hottie kick off world tours soon.
8. What is the mode?: _______________________________________________________________________________________
9. What is the purpose?: ______________________________________________________________________________________
10. Who would be the audience of this article? _________________________________________________________