Author's Claim
Author's Purpose
Inferences
100

What does it mean when the Author is trying to claim something?

What is what are they trying to argue

100

What are the 3 main author's purposes?

What is to persuade, to entertain, and to teach or inform.

100

What does is mean to make Inferences?

What is use background knowledge and clues from text

200

This is the opposite of the claim. It is used to see the other side of the argument. 

What is the counterclaim?

200
When the writer is writing about improving what students eat for lunch, what is the author's purpose?
What is to persuade.
200
Making inferences help you _____ the reading and come with a conclusion for the reading.
What is comprehend.
300

Quotes from experts

Stats/data from research

Using a study

What is reasonable evidence?

300
When the author is trying to tell you about history or past events, what is his/her purpose?
What is to inform.
300

Mrs. Baxter walks in with a red face and tears , what can you infer she is feeling?

What is sad or mad

400

This is missing from the argument essay structure

Intro

Body, body, body

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What is conclusion?

400
True or False: When an author is writing about sport stats, they are trying to entertain the reader.
What is false, they are informing.
400
True or False: Inferences can also relate to Predictions.
What is True
500

When you claim something, you must provide this

What are reasons and evidence?

500

When an author's purpose is trying to persuade, what are they really trying to do.

What is trying to convince the reader of something

500
You make an inference when you use _____ from the story to figure out something that the author doesn't tell you.
What is clues
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