Author's Point 1
What is a point in a nonfiction text?
a) What the author likes to eat
b) What the author puts under the photographs
c) What the author believes or thinks
d) What the characters do in the text
c) What the author believes or thinks
What is a reason?
A statement or fact that supports, or proves the author's point.
What could be a reason to support the following point?
"Ice cream is one of the best desserts."
Answers will vary - many flavors, you can have it in a cone, bowl, or on other desserts, etc
Why do authors include their point in texts they write?
What is the author's point?
You should use reusable grocery bags to transport your groceries home. These are cloth bags that you bring to the store with you. Your groceries go into these cloth bags instead of the store's plastic bags. The plastic bags are bad for the environment. They do not break down over time. Don't use plastic bags and throw them in the trash when you get home. You should instead reuse one cloth bag over and over.
You should use reusable grocery bags or something similar.
What is the author's point?
Going to college will help your future. College is where students get an education after high school. At college, people can study about a specific job. You can study many different things. Someone may go to college to learn about teaching. Another person might go to learn about nursing. Graduating from college can help you get a great job when you grow up.
People can go to college to help their future or something similar.
How does an author support his or her point?
a) with reasons
b) with photographs
c) with titles
d) with punctuation marks
a) with reasons
What is one reason the author gives to support their point?
You should use reusable grocery bags to transport your groceries home. These are cloth bags that you bring to the store with you. Your groceries go into these cloth bags instead of the store's plastic bags. The plastic bags are bad for the environment. They do not break down over time. Don't use plastic bags and throw them in the trash when you get home. You should instead reuse one cloth bag over and over.
Plastic bags aren't good for the environment, they do not break down over time, and you can reuse cloth bags over and over.
What is one reason the author gives to support/prove their point?
Going to college will help your future. College is where students get an education after high school. At college, people can study about a specific job. You can study many different things. Someone may go to college to learn about teaching. Another person might go to learn about nursing. Graduating from college can help you get a great job when you grow up.
Graduating from college will help you get a job when you grow up, you can study specific jobs or other things, or something similar from the text.
What is the author's point for the following sentence?
Playgrounds allow children to run around and get exercise.
Possible point - Playgrounds are good for children. Accept other logical answers.
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!
What is the author's purpose? Think back to our last unit!
You should use reusable grocery bags to transport your groceries home. These are cloth bags that you bring to the store with you. Your groceries go into these cloth bags instead of the store's plastic bags. The plastic bags are bad for the environment. They do not break down over time. Don't use plastic bags and throw them in the trash when you get home. You should instead reuse one cloth bag over and over.
To persuade you to use reusable bags.
What do students to at college?
Going to college will help your future. College is where students get an education after high school. At college, people can study about a specific job. You can study many different things. Someone may go to college to learn about teaching. Another person might go to learn about nursing. Graduating from college can help you get a great job when you grow up.
Students study about jobs and careers.
What is the author's point for the following sentence?
Children who read nonfiction books can learn new information about that topic, while reading fictional stories can help develop their imagination.
Reading is very important for children. Accept other logical answers.
Provide an example of an author's point AND one reason to support it.
Answers will vary.
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