What are the purposes of a Narrative Text?
1. To tell a story.
2. To tell a sequence of events and experiences.
Purpose of Informational Text
Reader: To gain information
What is the purpose?
An argument text attempts to change the reader's mind, convince the reader to agree with the point of view of the author/writer.
It also used to express an opinion about a topic.
Common Text features of this text include photographs, captions, labels, charts/tables, and graphs
Informational
Narrative
What is the difference between first person and third person?
**300 Bonus if able to explain the two Third-Person**
First person: A character from the story is telling the story; uses the pronouns "I/we", and "me/us"
Third-Person: An outside narrator is telling the story; uses the pronouns "he", "she", "it", and "they"
***BONUS***
Third Person Limited (Narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of ONE character in the story)
Third Person Omniscient (Narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of ALL the characters in a story)
List two common text features
Headings, Subheadings, and White Space
What is a counterclaim/counter argument?
Facts you use to show that the opposing argument is weak or not valid.
Argumentative
Informational
List 3 elements of a narrative text
1) Setting
2) Characters
3) Plot
4) Conflict
5) Theme
6) Point of View
_________ helps the reader identify key topics in the book in the order they are presented. It is found at the beginning of the book.
Table of Contents
List 3 different ways to start your introduction and what is REQUIRED to be the last line of your paragraph
1) Hook
2) Quotation
3) Rhetoric Question
4) Statistic
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Thesis Statement (Your claim)
1) Previewing
2) Reading the Text
3) Summarizing the Text
4) Review
Argumentative
_____ are characters that change throughout the story
_____ are characters that don't change
Dynamic
Static
What are two elements of Informational Text?
Author's Purpose, Major Ideas, Supporting Details, Aids and Vocabulary
What is anecdotal evidence?
Evidence based on personal observation and experience, often in the form of a brief story. Can come from the writer, friends, family and acquaintances.
Often a lesson (moral) is learned
Narrative
Argumentative
List two of Narrative Conflicts
1) Character vs. Self: Internal conflict; character must overcome his nature of make a choice between two paths (the right and the wrong)
2) Character vs. Another Character: Conflict is external, protagonist vs. antagonist
3) Character vs. Society: Character struggles against a man-made problem
4) Character vs. Nature: Character struggles against any force or element of nature (earthquake, tsunami, giant bear)
______ is a major idea supported by a list of details and examples.
Enumeration
Explain the difference between Ethos, Pathos and Logos.
Ethos: (Credibility) -This convinces the audience to like the character of the author, audience must see why this writer is worth listening to and why they should respect his/her argument on a subject
Pathos: (Emotional) - Persuading the reader by appealing to his/her emotions on a subject
Logos: (Logos) - Convinces the audience of an argument using reasoning
_________ can be fictional or non-fictional
Narrative
Narrative