All About Authors
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100
Why the author writes
What is Author's Purpose?
100
How an author puts his/her writing together
What is text structure or organizational pattern?
100
A dark, heavy font
What is boldface type or bold print?
100
A FORM of writing in which the author expresses their feelings
What is Poetic?
100
A form of writing in which the author wants to teach the reader about a topic is known as __________________.
What is Informational?
200
A FORM of writing in which the author wants to convince the reader to see things in his/her manner
What is persuasive writing?
200
A text structure in which the author tells how two or more things are alike or different
What is Compare & Contrast?
200
Hand drawn images that help a reader better understand a passage
What are illustrations?
200
An author's purpose GROUP in which the author wants to make the reader experience a particular emotion
What is Writing to Entertain?
200
A text structure in which the author tells events in the order in which they occur is known as _____________________.
What is Sequential-Chronological?
300
An author's purpose GROUP in which the author wants to teach the reader about a topic
What is Writing to Inform?
300
An organizational pattern in which the author tells the reader HOW to do something
What is Process?
300
A slanted font to grab the reader's attention
What is italics or italic print?
300
Outward changes to a piece of writing to make it easier for the reader to understand
What are text features?
300
_____________________ are text features such as charts, maps, graphs; they are usually computer generated
What are graphics?
400
A FORM of writing in which the author wants to entertain the reader by telling them a story, making them laugh, cry, fear, etc.
What is narrative writing?
400
A text structure in which the author explains an idea or topic in terms the reader can understand and/or relate to
What is Concept-Definition?
400
A box of extra information, generally located to the side of the text
What is a sidebar?
400
An organizational pattern in which the author uses a numbered list, a bulleted list, or a series of commas
What is Listing-Enumeration?
500
An author's purpose GROUP in which the author tries to convince the reader
What is Writing to Persuade?
500
A text structure in which the author states things as fact based on their own limited experiences; based in stereotypes and judgements often
What is Generalization?
500
A mark placed below a word or words to draw attention to it or make it stand out to the reader
What is underlining?
500
A form of writing in which the author wants to teach the reader how to do something
What is Instructional?
500
A text structure in which one event leads to another is known as ________________________.
What is Cause & Effect?