Author's Purpose
What is the definition of Author's Purpose?
The reason the author wrote the text
What is the definition of fact?
Something that is true and can be proved through observation or measurement
What is the definition of text features?
Parts of the text that help you understand the material better
What is subject of this sentence?
Paisley went to Paris.
Paisley
What is the San Antonio Basketball team called?
The Spurs
The author wrote the text to amuse the reader
To Entertain
What is the definition of opinion?
A belief or judgement that cannot be proved
Is a paragraph in the main text a text feature?
No
What are the nouns in this sentence?
Adonis and the chicken walked on the beach.
Adonis, the chicken, the beach
What teams played in the Super Bowl?
Eagles and the Chiefs. Go Birds
The author wrote the text because they wanted to give facts about a specific topic
To Inform
Tigers and Zebras have stripes
Fact
Is the title of a text considered a text feature?
yes
What is the verb in the sentence?
Natasha ran away from the chicken in Paris
ran
What is the most popular sport in the world?
Soccer
The author wrote the text because they wanted to prove their point of view
To Persuade
Every review is a good review
Opinion
What is at the beginning of a book that tells you all of the different parts or chapters of the book?
Table of contents
What is the adjective in this sentence?
The yellow bus had wheels that go round and round.
yellow
What is the sport where you perform on the floor, the beam, the bars, and the vault?
Gymnastics
How do you prove that you know the Author's Purpose?
Find text evidence
Elephants are funny because they have trunks
Opinion
What is a text feature that has no words?
Picture
What are the adjectives in this sentence?
The happy and fluffy puppy barked.
happy and fluffy
What sport do you perform on stage to music?
Dance