Signposts
Which signpost is shown when a passage uses words like "always," "never," or "completely?"
Absolute & Extreme Language
What does PIE stand for when identifying an author's purpose?
Persuade
Inform
Entertain
What are the 5 text structures?
Cause & Effect
Compare & Contrast
Description
Problem & Solution
Sequence
Define main idea
A CER contains what 3 components?
Claim
Evidence
Reasoning
Identify the signpost for this excerpt: "A witness says, 'I didn't see anything. I don't know what happened.'"
Why would an author include this?
Quoted words
An author would include words of a witness to lend credibility to their article.
If a passage gives many facts and statistics about ocean exploration, which primary purpose is most likely?
Inform
Which text structure uses transition words like "first," "then," and "finally"?
Sequence / Chronological
The main idea does not contain a lot of ____
Text evidence means...
You have quoted evidence from the text you are referencing, and cited it.
Give an example (in a sentence) of the numbers & stats signpost.
Answers will vary.
A writer uses emotional anecdotes about victims to urge readers to support a new law. Which purpose is this and what signpost supports that purpose?
Persuade / Absolute/Extreme language or quoted words
Which structure is used when an author explains why something happened and what resulted from it? Provide two signal words from the guide that indicate this structure.
Cause & Effect; cause, result, since, etc.
What are at least 3 of the 5 ways to determine the main idea?
Look at the title
Identify the topic
Re-read the first and last sentences
Find repeated ideas
Consider if someone asked you what it was mostly about--your response would be the main idea
What is a parenthetical citation?
Citing your source in parentheses within your response.
Boyer was out showing a trainee the ropes when he got the call of a shooting in Skidmore. He found a macabre scene.
What is this excerpt an example of, and what might the word mean?
Word gaps; horrifying, gory
1) "Scientists uncover bacteria shown to use water on Mars"
2) "After his 8th place finish, Arvid Lindblad becomes the 3rd youngest points scorer in F1 history"
3) "Everyone who's eligible should vote to make their voice heard"
#2 - it's an article about a fun fact in sports
Ken McElroy was born in 1934, one of 16 children; his father was a tenant farmer, his mother a housewife, swamped with feeding and caring for the sprawling family.
What text structure is this excerpt an example of, and what is a clue that led you to this choice?
Description; details about Ken's early life
What is the main idea of this excerpt?
Depending on where a tropical cyclone is in the world, it is called either a hurricane, a typhoon, or a cyclone. If a tropical cyclone moves over the northwestern Pacific Ocean, it is called a typhoon; if that storm was to move over the northeastern Pacific or the Atlantic Ocean, it is called a hurricane; and if that storm moves over the South Pacific or the Indian Ocean, it is called a cyclone.
Tropical storms have different names depending on where they are in the world.
What is the purpose of the R in the CER?
It's your reasoning, where you connect your claim to your evidence and explain its importance.
Give an example of a contrast & contradiction signpost from the Vigilante article.
Answers will vary.
Come up with an author's purpose statement for this excerpt:
"Trena McElroy accused Skidmore residents of turning her husband into a scapegoat. Theoretically, [the murder] could be re-investigated,” veteran Kansas City criminal defense attorney J.R. Hobbs tells A&E Real Crime. “But unless a very credible witness came forward, it’s not likely to happen.”
The author's purpose is to inform the reader that because of a lack of new evidence, McElroy's case will remain closed.
What text structure is used in the following excerpt, and how do you know?
A man who turned out to be McElroy “pointed a shotgun at me,” Margaret tells A&E Real Crime. “I didn’t know what to do." She gathered her strength and put the car in reverse. McElroy began backing out too, then tailed Margaret until she radioed Richard and squad cars showed up.
Problem solution; Margaret was being targeted (problem), so she fled and notified police (solution)
What are at least 2 supporting details for the main idea from the excerpt below?
Depending on where a tropical cyclone is in the world, it is called either a hurricane, a typhoon, or a cyclone. If a tropical cyclone moves over the northwestern Pacific Ocean, it is called a typhoon; if that storm was to move over the northeastern Pacific or the Atlantic Ocean, it is called a hurricane; and if that storm moves over the South Pacific or the Indian Ocean, it is called a cyclone.
If a tropical cyclone moves over the northwestern Pacific Ocean, it is called a typhoon
if that storm was to move over the northeastern Pacific or the Atlantic Ocean, it is called a hurricane
etc.
Provide a stem for the E and the R of the CER.
In the text it shows...
This is important because...
etc