Author's Purpose
Cause and Effect
Compare and Contrast
Fact and Oppinion
Types of Nonfiction Texts
100
What are the 3 types of authors purpose.
Persuade, inform, entertain
100
What makes somenthing else happen.
A cause.
100
If you want to know the differences would you compare or contrast.
Contrast.
100
What are other words for fact and oppinion.
Subjective and objective.
100
Do nonfiction books have real information.
Yes.
200
What is the authors purpose of Chasing Vermeer.
To entertain.
200
What happens as a result of something else.
The effect.
200
Dogs an cats are both household animals; is this camparing or contrasting.
Comparing.
200
Do nespaper reporters use facts or oppinions.
Facts.
200
A story about someones life written by someone else is what type of nonfiction book.
Biography.
300
What is the purpose of a political election speech from a canidate.
To persuade.
300
What is the transition word in the sentence "The water spilled because someone bumped the table."
Because.
300
Zebras have stripes, and girrafes have spots; Is this a comparison or contrast.
contrast.
300
If you are writing a school paper about Ancient Rome would you use fact or oppinion.
Fact
300
If you wanted to look up who the president was in 1920 what would a good nonfiction text to use be.
Encyclopedia.
400
Someone who wants to write a biography/autobiography wants to do this.
Inform
400
What is a series of causes and effects called.
A cause and effect chain.
400
What is a good diagram you should use to compare and contrast.
A venn diagram.
400
If you wanted to persuade someone you should use your ______.
Biased Oppinion.
400
A nonfiction text is most likly to have mostly.......
Facts.
500
An encyclopedia is meant to _____, the hungar games is meant to ____, and a commericial is meant to ____.
Inform, entertain, persuade.
500
What is the cause in the sentence "I woke up late so i missed the bus."
I woke up late.
500
Butterflies and birds both have wings; what is this comparing.
Butterflies and birds.
500
If you are a judge do you use fact or oppinion.
Oppinion.
500
Was the book "Hearts and Hands." about the dog; true or false.
True.
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