Purpose and Audience
This text tells you how to build a birdhouse step by step.
What is to explain/instruct?
The way an author feels about a topic is called this.
What is perspective?
This text feature shows where places are located.
👉 Answer: What is a map?
The word “bark” in a story about dogs means this.
👉 Answer: What is the sound a dog makes?
“The classroom was a zoo.” This is an example of…
👉 Answer: What is a metaphor?
A commercial trying to get you to buy a toy has this purpose.
What is to persuade?
Two authors write about the same event but feel differently. What is different?
👉 Answer: What is their perspectives?
A heading helps the reader do this.
👉 Answer: What is understand the topic/section?
The word “bat” can mean an animal OR sports equipment. These are called…
👉 Answer: What are multiple-meaning words?
“She runs as fast as a cheetah.” This is…
👉 Answer: What is a simile?
A story written for children would most likely have this audience.
What is kids/children?
One author says school uniforms are great, another disagrees. What are they showing?
👉 Answer: What are different viewpoints?
a text tells events in order, what structure is it using?
👉 Answer: What is sequence/chronological order?
If you don’t know a word, you can look at nearby words for help. This is called…
👉 Answer: What are context clues?
“The wind whispered.” This is…
👉 Answer: What is personification?
Why would an author use bright colors and fun words in a text?
What is to appeal to a younger audience?
Why might two people have different perspectives on the same event?
👉 Answer: What is different experiences/backgrounds?
his structure shows how two things are alike and different.
👉 Answer: What is compare and contrast?
In “The leaves danced in the wind,” what does “danced” most nearly mean?
👉 Answer: What is moved/shook?
Words like “huge,” “gigantic,” and “massive” show what?
👉 Answer: What is shades of meaning?
A speech encouraging people to recycle is written for what purpose?
What is to persuade?
A narrator who only shares one character’s thoughts is showing what type of perspective?
👉 Answer: What is limited perspective (one point of view)?
A diagram with labels helps the reader do what?
👉 Answer: What is understand how something works or looks?
Why is it important to use context clues?
👉 Answer: What is to figure out word meanings?
Why do authors use figurative language?
👉 Answer: What is to create vivid images or make writing interesting?