Author's purpose
The main reason an author creates a piece of writing (It could be to inform, persuade, entertain, or reflect)
What is author's purpose in informational text?
Ice-cream is a delicious frozen treat that comes in a many different colors and flavors. Two of my favorite flavors are strawberry and chocolate. Though both of these flavors are delicious, strawberry may contain pieces of fruit while chocolate usually will not. Even though more chocolate ice-cream is sold across the country annually than strawberry, each flavor tastes great inside of a milk shake.
What is compare/contrast?
What the letter "CRE" stands for
What is "Claim, Reasons, Evidence"?
The central idea of nonfiction text is
What is what the text is mostly about?
"At a special ceremony, the police chief gave the officer a commendation for bravery." What does the word "commendation" in this sentence?
What is an award for an outstanding achievement?
Receiving a brochure from Disney World.
What is to inform me about Disney but also persuade me to take a trip there?
The ice-cream shop around the corner from my house has the best ice-cream in the city. When you first walk inside, there is a long chrome counter with matching stools extending to alongside the far wall. Right where the counter stops, the booth seating begins. There are lots of old-timey knickknacks on the walls and chrome napkin holders on all the tables. My favorite part of the shop is behind the counter glass, where they keep all of the ice-cream flavors. A rainbow of delicious sugary flavors is kept cool and delicious behind the counter glass.
What is descriptive ?
An author use conflicting evidences, or the counterclaim to do this.
What is dismiss other viewpoints and strengthen their own?
The CENTRAL IDEA of a nonfiction text needs to always be supported with
What is evidence?
Night is the time when many animals forage. Forage means
What is search for food?
A website devoted to the conservation of wildlife.
What is persuade readers to change their minds about animal rights?
Freezer burn may have wasted more ice-cream than sidewalks. If you don’t know, freezer burn is when ice crystals form on the surface of ice-cream. These ice crystals can ruin the texture and flavor of the ice cream. But you can prevent freezer burn. Since freezer burn is caused when melted ice-cream is refrozen, rather than eating your ice-cream from the container as it melts, scoop your ice-cream into a bowl and put the container back in the fridge immediately. Doing this ought to help you solve your issues with freezer burn.
What is problem and solution?
Facts, examples, statistics, quotes, and expert opinions used to support an argument are examples of...
What is "evidence"?
Microchips provide the power for wristwatches. They are also the brains in our computers, and they control robots. These chips are used in video games and space shuttles. They make our cameras, radios, and televisions small and light. What is the central idea?
What is How microchips are used?
Put this medicine on your arm and rub it into your skin until it's invisible. It will inhibit the infection's attempt to spread.
“Inhibit” means
What is block or slow down?
Rhetorical device that relies on logic.
What is logos?
No one knows the true origin of ice-cream, but the first published ice-cream recipe appears in “Mrs. Mary Eales's Receipts,” a cook book that was printed in London in 1718. Sometime around 1832, an African American confectioner named Augustus Jackson created multiple ice cream recipes and invented a superior technique to manufacture ice cream. Ice cream soda was invented around 1874, but the real breakthrough may have been at the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis, Missouri, when the American ice-cream cone was unveiled!
What is chronological?
Claim: School should start later in the morning in order to improve grades. Which of the following reasons would BEST support the claim:
A: When students are sleep deprived, they can have trouble concentrating and may have a harder time learning and retaining information.
B: Sleep is more important for a healthy body and mind, and many middle school students don't get enough sleep
What is "A"?
Supporting Details are NOT
What is OPINION BASED evidence?
No word must ever leak out about this military action! It has to be a clandestine operation in order to succeed.
"Clandestine" could mean
What is secret?
In a persuasive speech about the importance of environmental conservation, the speaker cites the research findings of a renowned climate scientist; this uses this rhetorical device.
What is ethos?
Making ice-cream is not easy. Cream and sugar have to first be mixed in a frozen container. Ingredients may be added at this point, if desired. The mixture must be stirred and whipped until the cream and sugar mixture is frozen. Depending on the equipment, this may take as long as an hour. After the ice-cream is prepared, it must be kept frozen until it is ready to be enjoyed. Making ice-cream is difficult, but most people would agree that it is worth the trouble.
What is a sequence?
The following evidence:
According to the Journal of Educational Psychology, "Students who started school earlier in the day were more likely to complete homework and achieve higher grades."
BEST supports which claim:
A: Schools should start later in the morning
B: School should start earlier in the morning.
What is "B"
Select the supporting detail that doesn't fit.
Main Idea: Reading class is really interesting.
A: It's my least favorite class.
B: Sometimes we do dramatic readings of the text that are super engaging.
C: Our teacher gives us new ways to look at things.
D: We learn interesting facts from the things we read.
What is A?
Fortunately, the dizzy spell was transient. He was able to continue playing within seconds and had no trouble winning the match.
When you describe an event as “transient,” you are saying that __________.
What is it doesn't last long?