Writing
Author's Purpose
Author's Purpose 2
Article Hunt
ECR STAAR Notes
100

What is the four letter Strategy we use for our writing Responses?

What is R.A.C.E.?

100

The reason Why an Author writes their novel is considered what?

What is Author's Purpose?

100

The author is giving a detailed explanation of events, a process.

What is to Inform

100

What was the name of the 15 year old Makeup artist with cystic acne?

What is Sydney Sikes?


100

This paragraph is your "Introduction"

What is paragraph 1?

200

When using the RACE strategy, what are you Restating?

What is the Question?

200

We use this acronym to remember the 3 Reasons Why Author's Write...and what do they stand for?

What are P.I.E.

persuade inform entertain

200

The author's purpose behind The War That Saved My Life

What is to Entertain?

200

What social media platform does Sydney Sikes post content to?

What is Instagram?

200

Your thesis statement is included in which paragraph?

What is paragraph 1?

300

The "C" in RACE stands for Cite Text Evidence. Where are you pulling your evidence from?

What is the Text?

300

author's goal is to convince the reader to agree with the author's opinion.

What is Persuade?

300

advertisements, commercials, newspaper editorials

What is to Persuade?

300

The makeup artist who stated that Sydney Sikes"is going to be big" is the makeup artist for which popstar?

Who is Beyonce?

300

In paragraph 4 you restate what again?

What is your thesis statement?

400

After Restating the Question, the next step in the RACE Strategy is to what?

What is Answer the Question?

400

author's goal is to enlighten the reader with topics that are usually real or contain facts with valid information.

What is Inform?

400

textbooks, cookbooks, encyclopedias, newspaper

what is to Inform?

400

What character did someone negatively compare Sydney to online?

What is Shrek?

400

You begin each paragraph with what type of word?

What is a Transition word?

500

The "E" in the RACE Strategy stands explain what it means. What are you explaining?

What is your Text Evidence?

500

author's goal is to provide enjoyment for the reader.

What is Entertain?

500

Vote for me! I'm the best one for the job! The author's purpose here was to ______________.

What is to persuade?

500

This type of "influencer" has between 10,000 and 100,000 followers?

What is a micro-influencer?

500

After restating your reason at the beginning of your 2 body paragraphs, you add what?

What is your Evidence (quote)