Narrative
The author's purpose of a narrative is to
entertain
The order of events that happen in the story
Plot
The author's purpose of an informational text is to _____________ the reader
Inform
Read these first to help you understand what you are reading the sources for
The questions
Verbs
This perspective uses "I" and "me"
1st person
Where and when the story takes place
Setting
There are many types of informational texts. Give three exampls
Textbooks, instructional documents, historical documents, etc.
Quickly glancing at headings and information
Skimming/Scanning
Person, place or thing
Noun
This perspective uses "he" "she" and "they"
3rd Person
The central idea, the core message
Theme
A visual representation of information using shapes and colours to show information quickly
Graph
A way of organizing directions by boxing verbs and underlining the nouns they are connected to
Annotated
This words describe another, usually a noun
Adjectives
Ex. quickly, furry, tall
This perspective uses the "you" and "your"
2nd Person
This type of text is trying to get you to convince you of something or to do an action. What is this text?
Persuasive Text
Narratives can be fiction but all informational text is _______________
non fiction
When encountering a new word or phrase, look for ____________ ___________ to help you find clues to its meaning.
Context Clues
Connects to parts of a sentence together
Conjunction
"and" "but"
There are many types of narratives. Name three of them
Fables, legends, science fiction, myths, science fiction, biographies, etc.
The style the central message is delivered by the author
Tone
A text that is written by the author about the author is called a ______________
auto-biography
By dividing a word into three parts, its _____________ its _______________ and _______________ ______________ can help you find clues on its meaning.
prefix, suffix, and root word
Tells us where something is or when, usually follows a noun
Preposition
Ex. A man on the phone left after he was finished his call.