Author's Purpose
Author's Purpose
To inform the reader about real people, situations, or events
Explaining the difference between middle and high school
What is comparison-and-contrast
Purpose of text details
What is supporting the main idea?
Fill in the blank.
Name It & ____________+ Main Idea = Topic Sentence (Thesis Statement)
What is "Verb it"
What is central idea
What is the main message or idea expressed in a non-fiction text
Topic means
Theme
Comparison-and-contrast
Arranges information to show two or more things are similar to or different from each other
Definition of facts
Statements that can be proved true
The purpose of process writing
What is telling readers what process you want them to know about and make a point about it
An autobiography is...
What is a is a non-fiction narrative, or true story?
In the informational text, “My Life with the Chimpanzees” by Jane Goodall explains how...
humans and animals could be natural allies
Cause-and-effect
Arranges information to show the relationship between something that happened and why
Definition of examples
Specific instances that illustrate a general idea
Another word for point in process writing
What is a reason?
In an autobiography an author relates events from who?
What is his or her own life?
4 pronouns used in first person pov:
pronouns: I, me, my, mine
Chronological (time) order
Arranges information to show the order in which different events happened
Definition of anecdotes
Brief stories that illustrate a point
What to do after you brainstorm your idea in process writing
What is writing your opening sentence?
The point of view of an autobiography
What is first person point of view?
Fill in the blank:
Offers ______________ into the writer’s perspectives and attitudes about life
Offers insight into the writer’s perspectives and attitudes about life
Explaining the life cycle of a frog
What is chronological order?
Definition of statistics
Numerical data (percentages, estimates, averages) found through research
The order a process writing paper should be in
What is chronological order?
The author's purpose of an autobiography is...
To tell the author’s life story in a meaningful way