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All About Authors
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Text Features
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Fill in the Blanks
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

Zoe is doing a report on Zimbabwe and needs to know what the country's average temperature is in the winter. Where should she look first? 

a. dictionary
 b. television
 c. almanac
 d. newspaper

A. Almanac

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

Brian needs to know the distance between Brussels and Brisbane. What resource should he use first?
 a. personal interview
 b. newspaper
 c. encyclopedia
 d. atlas

D. Atlas

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?
400

Facto or opinion: Camp Willson is located in Ohio.

Fact

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

How do we distinguish between fact and opinion?

A fact is a statement that is true and can be verified objectively, or proven. 

An opinion is a statement that holds an element of belief; it tells how someone feels. An opinion is not always true and cannot be proven.

500
A text structure in which one event leads to another is known as ________________________.
What is Cause & Effect?