Author's Purpose
What is P.I.E?
Persuade/Inform/Entertain
What is text evidence?
Something from the text that proves your answer
What is an independent clause?
A clause that can stand on its own.
What is a text to text connection?
A piece of writing compared to another piece of writing
What is the main idea of a text?
What the text is mainly about
Define author's purpose
Author's purpose is why they wrote the text.
What is tone?
How the AUTHOR feels about the text
What is a dependent clause?
A clause that can not stand on its own.
What is a text to self connection?
How you relate to a piece of writing
What is author's message?
The lesson the author wants you to learn
What type of texts are used to inform?
Textbooks/articles
What is theme?
A general message or lesson we learn from a text
Write a simple sentence
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What is a text to society connection
How a piece of writing connects to the world
What is a synonym for main idea?
The central idea/Main message
The author writes a text about pollution and urges people to clean up after themselves...what is the author's purpose?
The author's purpose is to persuade
What is a summary?
A text that is shortened and keeps key details.
Write a compound sentence
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A person relates to a character in a book. What type of connection is that?
Text to self
The author writes a story about a turtle that goes on a journey to find friends...what is the main idea?
Friendship is important
What type of texts are used to persuade?
Commercials/speeches/debates
What is a personal narrative?
A personal narrative is a text that is about and written by the author.
Write a complex sentence
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A poem is speaking about pollution. What type of connection is that?
Text to society
The author writes a story about a man who lies all the time and ends up alone...what is the main idea?
Lying leads to loneliness