Author's Purpose
Authors have a ______ when they write texts.
purpose
3. Select two details that could be included in a summary of this passage.
As a teen, Nellie read an article that changed her life.
Nellie wrote many articles that helped others.
Nellie was the president of a company at a time when very few women were presidents.
As a child, Nellie liked wearing pink dresses.
Nellie once went undercover as a patient in a hospital.
B Nellie wrote many articles that helped others
C Nellie was the president of a company at a time when very few women were presidents.
What are some tools we can use to figure out the meaning of unknown words?
-morphemes/ morphology
-examples
-magical words: or, and
-synonyms/antonyms
The author's purpose is to get a piece of ____?
Explain what that means
PIE
Persuade the author is trying to convince you of something
Inform the authors is giving you facts and information about a topic
Entertain the author wants to make you laugh, cry or any other emotions.
Is this a good summary? Why or why not
Ⓐ Nellie Bly accomplished many special things in her life. She liked to wear pink dresses. She did not like writing or traveling. She worked in a factory to build milk cans, barrels, and other steel products. She gave advice to people in a newspaper column.
No because it doesn't include relevant details.
for example: she liked to wear pink dresses
5. Read the following sentences from the passage.
“Bly wanted to be a journalist who wrote about important issues. She tried hard to get the facts for her stories.” (paragraph 3)
What is the meaning of the word “journalist”?
Ⓐ One who writes important stories
Ⓑ One who visits a hospital
Ⓒ One who writes fiction stories
Ⓓ One who helps factories improve
Ⓐ One who writes important stories
What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage, Nellie Bly: Making a Difference?
Ⓐ To inform readers about Nellie Bly’s accomplishments throughout her life.
Ⓑ To persuade readers that Nellie Bly was a great reporter during World War I.
Ⓒ To entertain readers by telling about Nellie Bly’s trip around the world.
Ⓓ To inform readers about how to invent new products made of steel.
Ⓐ To inform readers about Nellie Bly’s accomplishments throughout her life.
Is this a good summary? Why or why not
Ⓑ Nellie Bly accomplished many special things in her life. She loved writing and traveling. She wrote many fiction stories. People couldn’t wait to read her books. She tried to break a record by traveling around the world, but someone else was faster than she was.
No because it doesn't include relevant details.
6. Read the following sentences from the passage.
“But despite having to leave school due to lack of money, that didn’t stop Bly from doing big things.” (paragraph 1)
What is the meaning of the word “lack”?
Ⓐ having as much as you need
Ⓑ having plenty
Ⓒ having enough
Ⓓ not having enough
Ⓓ not having enough
2. How was the author’s purpose developed in this text?
Ⓐ The author included many entertaining facts about the articles the Nellie wrote.
Ⓑ The author included reasons someone should try to travel the world in under 80 days.
Ⓒ The author included many facts about what Nellie accomplished in her life.
Ⓓ The author included reasons that more women should be presidents of companies.
Ⓒ The author included many facts about what Nellie accomplished in her life.
Is this a good summary? Why or why not
Ⓒ Nellie Bly accomplished many special things in her life. She was a newspaper reporter and traveled around the world. Her husband invented many things. Another reporter tried to go around the world faster.
No because it doesn't include relevant details
if the central idea is Nellie Bly accomplished many special things in her life then the detail "Her husband invented many things" doesn't support that.
Is this a good summary? Why or why not
Ⓓ Nellie Bly accomplished many special things in her life. She was one of the first women to do several things, including writing articles from the war’s front lines, traveling around the world, and being president of a company. She also wrote about her travels and invented several things.
Yes because it includes
Central idea: Nellie Bly accomplished many special things in her life.
Relevant details: , including writing articles from the war’s front lines, traveling around the world, and being president of a company. She also wrote about her travels and invented several things.
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