Authors Purpose
The author wants the reader to believe their position
Persuasive
Co/ Con
Together/ with
"You can't beat pecan pie after Thanksgiving dinner!" Is this persuasive, informative or entertaining?
Persuasive (opinion based)
What does it mean to synthesize?
Combining information (using what you already know with pieces from what you just learned)
You need to infer analyze and decipher
What is the difference between 1st and 3rd person?
First person is told my the main character using words such as "me, my, I"
3rd person is told by a narrator and you get to see the emotions of multiple characters in the story.
The author wants to educate the reader about a real-world topic
Informative
What does the Suffix -or mean?
The act of doing
doctor
actor
"Pie has a rich history dating back to the Egyptians."
Is this an example of Persuasive, Informative or Entertaining?
Informative
What does it mean to paraphrase?
Restate in your own words
What is a metaphor?
Comparing to things NOT using like or as
*He is a night owl
*Life is a rollercoaster
The author wants to make the reader laugh or smile.
Entertain
What is the definition of prefix, suffix and root word
Prefix- the part at the front
Suffix- The part at the end (think tense)
Root- The base or main idea
Right as I was about to jump on the train, I felt a tug at my jacket sleeve and there at the end of a long nose were the beautiful blue eyes of my family dog. I guess that means he's coming with me.
Is this an example of Persuasive, Informative or Entertaining?
Entertain
What does it mean to summarize?
Key points! Stick to the main points
What does the root word "tract" mean
To pull
Con-tract (to pull together)
Ex-tract (to pull out or pull away)
Why do Authors add subheadings
(multiple answers)
*Help the reader find information more quickly
*Chronological order
What does the prefix mis mean?
*think misbehave or misguided
Wrongly
Harry Potter is an example of Persuasive, Informative or Entertaining?
Entertaining
When you retell you do what?
Tell the whole story (In your own words)
Retell it all
Theme?
The underlying message or big idea
the reason they write a piece of text
Authors purpose
What does the suffix "ed" mean?
Already happened (Past tense)
I survived books are an example of Persuasive, Informative or Entertaining?
*this is trickier*
Inform and entertain
Between Retell, Summarize, Paraphrase, and Synthesize, which of these do you include details
Retell and Paraphrasing
What is a correlative conjunction?
Use it in a sentence.....
Conjunctions that work together
Neither/nor
Either/ or
Not only/ but also