Author's Purpose
The author writes to give you information about a topic.
Inform
The author is telling the story to YOU, the reader.
Second Person.
The place and time of a story.
Setting.
A text structure in which authors tell about events in the order they happened.
Chronological Order.
A text that is Real and True.
Non-fiction.
The author writes to tell you a story that you will enjoy.
Entertain
The author or narrator is telling the story, but is NOT part of it. Key words such as HE, SHE, THEY.
Third Person.
The people, animals, etc in the story.
Characters
A text that uses Similarities and Differences.
Compare and Contrast.
A text that is NOT REAL but FAKE.
Fiction.
The author writes to get you to CONVINCE to do something.
The main character is telling the story. Keywords such as I, WE.
First Person.
Sequence of events in the story. Includes Beginning, Middle and End.
Plot.
A text structure in which an author explains a problem and how it was solved.
Problem and Solution.
A text that uses rhythm and is short.
Poetry (poems).
The author writes to express feelings or emotions.
EXPRESS
First Person, Second Person, Third Person Limited & Omniscient.
The struggle or problem of the story.
Conflict.
A text structure in which an author explains causes, things that make other things happen, and effects, the things that happen as a result of causes.
Cause and Effect.
A text that is printed out as a play, the word theatre.
Drama (play).
What are the Author's Purpose?
Inform, Persuade, Entertain, and Express.
The narrator knows what YOU ARE FEELING. Think of it as "God Like"
Third Person Omniscient
Main message or lesson of the story.
Theme.
Which Structural Pattern is easiest to you? Why?
ANY.
What are the genres you have learned?
Fiction, Non-fiction, Poetry, and Drama.