Author's Purpose
Main Idea/Summary
Theme/Plot
Text Structures
Point of View
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Q- List all four types of author's purpose.
A- Entertain, Instruct, Inform, and persuade
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Q- Which of these two are most like a summary? Everyone is afraid of August Don't judge a book by because he is different. Or its cover. Looks don't People call him names, but define a person. he has friends at his side.
A- Everyone is afraid of August because he is different. People call him names, but he has friends at his side.
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Q- Define Theme.
A-The lesson learned in the story.
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Q- How many Text Structures are there? What are they?
A- There are five Text Structures. They are Cause and Effect, Sequence, Compare and Contrast, Problem and Solution, and Proposition and Support.
100
Q- Which point of view uses we, us, me, I, my, etc.?
A- First person.
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Q- What is this purpose? First you get two pieces of bread. Next, you get out jelly. Then, spread the jelly with a knife on both pieces of bread. Last, put the two pieces together. Now, lunch is served!
A- This purpose is to Instruct.
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Q- Why is Main Idea not the same as Theme?
A- Theme is the lesson learned while Main Idea the point of the story.
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Q- True or False? You also use a plot mountain for theme.
A- False, a plot mountain can only be used for plot.
200
Q- Define Compare and Contrast
A- Compare and Contrast is finding the similarities and diferences between two topics.
200
Q- How many characters' feelings can the narrator know in third person Objective?
A- None.
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Q- Explain why Author's Purpose is different from Text Structures?
A- Author's Purpose is the purpose of writing a story, while Point of View is the point of view from which the story is told.
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Q- True or False? Main Idea has details from the story, but not all of the details.
A- True
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Q- Which of the these themes is best for Iqbal? You may be stronger OR Child Labor is bad. than you think.
A- You may be stronger than you think.
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Q- Give me an example of a cause and effect paragraph using Mrs. Robben's name.
A- Answers will vary.
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Q- What is the point of view in this passage? Night arrived. The worst part of camping. Jerry hid under his sleeping bag. " Lets go to sleep already." He said. His friend Tom said , "No Lets go in the forest and look for bears, or are you scared??" He sneered. Jerry did not want to confess that he was scared.
A- Third person limited
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Q- What kind of authors purpose is used in encyclopedias?
A- Inform
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Q- Can a poem have a summary???
A- Yes
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Q- Can plot be labeled as a summary?
A- Never!
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Q- What kind of text structure is this?? Cindy thinks that we should bring lunches to school instead of ordering lunch at school. The reason she thinks that we should bring lunches is because the food at school is not worth buying and it is unhealthy.
A- Proposition and support
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Q- Give a sentence using second person point of view.
A- Answers may vary.
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Q- Could people use informing for commercials too? Why or why not?
A- Yes, because people can inform you about the product.
500
Q- Read the passage. Violet woke up, not in bed, not at home but at school in front of a ΒΌ written essay. she glanced at the clock and realized that she only had 30 min. left to do it! she had barely started it before she dozed off. Maybe it wasn't a good idea to go to sleep at 11 p.m. last night. What is the main idea? A. Violet slept at 11 p.m. B. Violet failed the test C. Violet fell asleep in the middle of the test D. Violet had a dream of taking a test
A- C. Violet fell asleep in the middle of the test
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Q- What is the theme of the passage below? "Mom, I'm not a baby! I don't need a babysitter!" Della complained. "Della dear, She's not as bad as you think. And besides, It'll only be two hours." Her mom replied. "Two hours is forever! And I know what a babysitter is like! I just know it!" She screamed. Della ran out the front door and stomped her way to school. When school was over, Della walked slowly home. But it seemed like one blink of and eye she was home. Della was surprised to smell chocolate cookies when she opened the door. And instead of a grouchy lady like had she imagined, there was a young teenage girl smiling at her.This was only the beginning. Della never realized that the babysitter would help her on homework, teach her how to make hot dogs and let her watch T.V. While they talked and laughed time flew by very fast. By the time they finished making hot dogs, Della's parents were home. Della didn't want her babysitter to go, but her parents promise that she'll babysit her again. Della never thought that babysitters only sit babies. What is the theme of the story? A.Look before you leap. B.Things are usually not as bad as you think they will be. C.People are afraid of change but things always change. D.Good manners have positive results.
A- B.Things are usually not as bad as you think they will be.
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Q- What text structure is this? Leo always turns in his papers late. He never realized that was a big problem until he got a detention and was edging near to a Friday night live. He knew that if he got a FNL, his parents will get really angry with him. To solve it, Leo started putting is due dates on his homework.
A- Problem and Solution
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Q- If there is a book that has chapters but every chapter is a different person's view, would it still be count as third person limited? Why or why not?
A- No because you know the character's feelings even though the other characters don't. So it would count as third person omniscient.
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