Interpreting Visual Information
What is an example of a visual feature?
A chart, diagram, picture with a caption, graph, heading, or title.
Why do authors use reasons and evidence?
To support their claim/persuade their reader they are correct.
They prove their point by supporting it with _________ in the text.
Evidence
What's the difference between a groundhog and a woodchuck? Actually, they are the same animal. Groundhogs are also known as woodchucks or even marmots.
What is the authors puropse?
Inform
What is the name of Miss Sam's cat?
Widdle
What does a time line show?
They show a sequence of events that happened over a period of time.
What is a claim?
What the author thinks or believes.
An author's point is usually how the author feels or what the author _________.
believes
Miss Trunchbull, the headmistress, was something else altogether. She was a gigantic, holy terror. A fierce tyrannical monster, who frightened the life out of pupils and teachers alike. There was an aura of menace around her, even at a distance, and when she came up close you could almost feel the dangerous heat radiating from her as from a red hot rod of metal.
What is the authors purpose?
Entertain
Name the 7 continents.
Asia, Europe, Australia, North America, South America, Africa, Antarctica.
How do visuals help the reader understand the text?
They help make information from the text more clear.
Give an examples of reasons and evidence.
Answers will vary.
The author’s claim is what the author is trying to __________ in the text.
prove
The State of Ohio has put into effect a "Buy Ohio" law, saying that people have to buy things made in Ohio, even if they cost more and aren't as good as the same things made someplace else. This law is unfair and you should vote against it!
What is the author's purpose?
Persuade
It is the process plants go through to make their own food
Photosynthesis
What does a diagram show?
How things work or what parts they have.
What is it called when the author gives his or her reasons for telling about a topic or person?
Authors purpose or claim
The difference between a simile and a metaphor is ___________________.
Similes use the words "like" or "as" to compare 2 things. Metaphors do not.
Hillsdale High School's annual arts festival will take place June 1 at the Hillsdale Performing Arts Center. On display will be paintings, sculpture, collages, and drawings. In addition to these works of art, which will remain on display for one year, the festival will feature several music events.
What is the author's purpose?
Inform
What is the difference between a groundhog and a woodchuck?
They are the same animal.
What is a feature that organizes information into columns and additional ways for us to understand?
A graph
What is the difference between reasons and evidence?
Reasons are what the author uses to support their claim and evidence is facts and data that supports the reasons.
Integrating information means to _________________.
Combine information from 2 sources.
Harry had never been inside Filch's office before; it was a place most students avoided. The room was dingy and windowless, lit by a single oil lamp dangling from the low ceiling. A faint smell of fried fish lingered about the place. Wooden filing cabinets stood around the walls; from their labels, Harry could see that they contained details of every pupil Filch had ever punished.
What is the author's purpose?
Entertain
Who is on the 20 dollar bill?
President Andrew Jackson