Author's Purpose
A text that is not true and is often written to entertain
What is fiction?
Everything is fake. There may be vampires, ghosts, or realistic characteristics.
What is fiction?
The lesson you learn. The moral of the story.
What is theme?
The purpose of an argumentative text
What is to persuade?
This text uses figurative language;it is divided by lines and stanzas.
When someone uses what they already know, apply it to an new situation and make an educated guess.
What is inferencing?
What is the purpose of the following passage? Sandy is the absolute best candidate for student body president! She is honest, friendly and dedicated to making our school a better place. This is YOUR chance to make a positive change! VOTE SANDY IN 2017!
What is to persuade?
This is a fake story. The characters have lines and stage directions.
What is a drama?
What three things must you include in an SCR?
What is answer, evidence, and explanation?
What is the purpose of the following passage? Butterflies are colorful, flying insects from the Lepidoptera order. Because they are insects, they have three body parts. The three body parts are called the head, thorax, and abdomen. They also have six jointed legs, two antennae and compound eyes.
What is to inform the audience about butterflies?
This text has a controlling idea and uses text features, graphic features.
What is an informational?
What must be included in an ECR?
What is an introduction with claim, body paragraphs with evidence/explantion, and conclusion paragraph with "In conclusion" as transition?
What is the purpose of providing two texts side by side with questions to answer for both
What is to compare and contrast?
This text has a claim/controlling idea with graphic features, text features, facts/statistics as evidence, and a counterclaim.
What is an argumentative informational?
Find the appositive.
Marie Curie, a pioneering scientist who changed the field of medicine, discovered two new elements and won two Nobel Prizes.
A pioneering scientist who changed the field of medicine