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Author's Purpose
Not Taylor's Poetry
Text Structures
Context Clues
Text Features
100

Identify the 3 types of Author's Purpose. 

P.I.E.

To persuade, inform, or to entertain.

100
Two lines in a poem (usually found at the end) that typically has a rhyme scheme

Couplet

100

Facts, events, or details are presented in the order in which they occurred in time.

Chronological Order

100

Two words having the same or nearly the same meaning.

Synonyms

100

A list of term definitions in the back of a book.

Glossary
200

Fictional stories, poems, songs, and plays are examples of what author's purpose?

To Entertain

200

What we call a paragraph in poetry. 

Stanza

200

The similarities and/or differences of two or more people, things, concepts, or ideas are presented.

Compare And Contrast

200

Two words having opposite meanings.

Antonyms

200

A description that helps reader understand an image.

Caption

300

Textbooks, Non-fiction, biographies, and newspapers are examples of what author's purpose?

To Inform

300

1 Line in a poem

2 lines in a poem

3 lines in a poem

4 lines in a poem

Line

Couplet

Tercet

Quatrain

300

Information reflects a causal relationship. The description of what happened is the effect and the detail(s) related to why it happened is the cause.

Cause and Effect

300

An idea or feeling that a word creates in addition to its literal or primary dictionary definition. Words that show feeling. 

Connotative Language

300

A word that is defined at the bottom of the page, labeled with a number.

Footnote
400

Advertisements, opinions, and campaign speeches are examples of what author's purpose?

To Persuade

400

This type of poem has 14 lines and a rhyme scheme, it typically has 3 quatrains and a couplet. 

Sonnet

400

Information is conveyed as an issue or a problem of concern and solution(s) are proposed or explained.

Problem and Solution

400
Providing the meaning of a stated word.

Definition

400

A table that displays/shows data for a topic.

Chart/Graph

500

What is Rick Riordan's (the author's) purpose in the fictional novel Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief?

To Entertain

500

This type of poem uses repetition, rhyme scheme, and has 19 lines. 

Villanelle

500

Information is presented in sections that often begin with a central idea and are followed by an elaboration of the features, characteristics, or examples of the subject at hand.

Description

500

Making an educated guess based on the provided information.

Inference

500

Identifies topics within a text.

Subheading