Author's Purpose
This is what the author does when he/she wants to explain something to the reader.
"to inform"
This is the most important idea in a paragraph or passage.
main idea
This is a word or phrase near an unknown word that helps the reader understand it's meaning.
context clue
This term does not mean what it actually says. It is used to present ideas in a fresh and unusual way.
figurative language
This is the sequence in which things happen.
chronological order
This is what the author does when he/she wants to make the reader happily occupied.
"to entertain"
This directly states the main idea in a paragraph.
topic sentence
This is a type of context clue which tell one what a word means.
definition
This is a comparison between two unlike things using like or as.
simile
Chronological order is also used to show steps in a process or in a set of these.
instructions
This is what the writer wants to do when he/she wants to talk the reader into believing something.
"to persuade"
This explains, describes, proves, and/or gives examples about the main idea and topic sentence.
supporting details
This is a word that means the opposite of another word.
antonym
This is a comparison between two unlike things but does not use the words like or as.
metaphor
Writers use chronological order to do this to their writing.
organize
This writing is used in a biased, persuasive and often dishonest way to convince the reader about a particular point of view.
propaganda
These can illustrate, clarify, and support the main idea.
details
This means a word has a similar meaning to another word.
synonym
This is a word which is an extreme exaggeration.
hyperbole
now, today, soon, next week, in a month, a year later, over time, by the time are clue words which show this.
time
An author uses this type of writing to convince a reader of his/her point of view.
persuasive writing
This is the type of writing that portrays a person, place, or thing in such a way that the reader can visualize the topic and enter into the writer’s experience.
descriptive writing
This is a phrase which explains the cause of something and it's results.
cause and effect
This is a phrase that means something different from its literal meaning, often particular to a region or group of people.
idiom
first, second, next, before, after, then, while, lastly, finally, in the end are clue words that show this type of order.
sequence