Author's Purpose/POV
The reason an author writes a text: for example... persuade, entertain, or inform
What is the author's purpose?
What is a simile
A story that goes in time order uses this structure
What is chronological order
A word that means the opposite of another word
What is an antonym
The main point an author is trying to make in a text
What is the author's claim
If a text tries to convince you to buy something or do something, the purpose is...
What is persuade?
"The wind whispered through the trees" is what type of figurative language
What is personification
This structure explains how something happens
What is cause and effect
A word that means the same or nearly the same as another
What is a synonym
Facts, examples, or details that support the author's claim
What is evidence
When an author tells a story for fun or emotion, the purpose is...
What is entertain?
A comparison that doesn't use "like" or "as"
What is a metaphor
A passage that explains how to do something
What is sequence
Using clues in the text and your background knowledge to figure something out.
What is an inference
When an author uses opinions instead of facts to support a claim
What is bias?
This point of view uses, "I", "me", and "my"
What is first person?
"Boom"! "Bang" "Snap" are examples of
What is onomatopoeia
A text that shows how two things are alike and different
What is compare and contrast
What you can use to figure out the meaning of a new word
A statement that can be proven true or false
What is a fact
When the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of ALL characters
What is third-person omniscient
"I've told you a million times!" is an example of this
What is hyperbole
A passage that states a problem and gives ways to solve it
What is problem and solution
The big idea or message the author wants you to take away from the story
What is the theme
The reasoning that connects evidence to the author's claim
What is the author's reasoning