Author's Purpose
What is the author's purpose when they want to INFORM the reader?
To explain facts or provide INFORMation.
A passage begins by DESCRIBING a place, its sounds, and smells
What is DESCRIption.
From the passage: The character's name in the passage.
Who is Maya
Maya saw______ in the schoolyard.
What is Oak tree missing branches.
What would an author's purpose would be used to argue for school uniforms.
"to do something through reasoning or argument."
What is to persuade.
Explains what happened, why it happened, and what might happen next, will most likely use...
Cause and effect with chronological elements.
Maya noticed that the ______ had lost several branches.
What is OAK TREE
The students reacted to the missing branches and damaged tree
What is whispered and speculated.
IF a text is organized in chronological (sequence) ORDER what words would it have?
1.
2.
3.
First, next, finally
This helps Identify the author's purpose MOST DIRECTLY
What is INFORM, PERSUADE, OR ENTERTAIN.
Maya recalled hearing the ________the night before.
What is wind
The cause of the damage to the tree.
What is strong wind the night before.
What is the author's purpose when writing with a personal narrative about EMOTIONS and REFLECTION?
Ex. "I feel sad."
Ex. "Why is he crying?"
What is to entertain or EXPRESS.
The English Language Arts Teacher
Who is Miss Herbert
Maya spoke with the school ________.
Who is the groundskeeper?
Maya took a step to find out more about the damage.
What is asked the groundskeeper.
The author lists a PROBLEM and then offers 1 or more SOLUTIONS.
What is problem and solution.
My Speech Language Pathologist
Who is Ms. Campbell
Students were _______about what caused the damage.
What is SPECULATING.
Maya used textual evidence to support her thinking...How?
Recalls the strong winds and asks for more information.