Author's Purpose & Structure
This is the author's main reason for writing a text--whether to persuade, inform, or entertain.
What is author's purpose
When you use words around an unfamiliar word to figure out its meaning, you're using this.
What is context clues?
When you add, remove, move, substitute words/sentences to make writing flow better, you are doing this.
What is revising?
This type of sentence has both a subject and a predicate and expresses a complete thought.
What is a simple sentence?
When the author organizes information in cause-and-effect order, what are they using?
What is text structure?
The main point the author wants you to understand in an informational text is called the
What is the central idea?
This type of sentence change improves how ideas connect smoothly.
What is improving sentence structure for coherence and clarity?
We write "NASA" in all capital letters because it's what type of word?
What is an acronym or abbreviation?
An author uses bold print and headings in an article. What is the purpose of these features?
What are text and graphic features that help the reader locate or understand information?
You can support your answer to a reading question by including this from the text.
What is text evidence?
When you explain your ideas with more examples and descriptions, it makes your writing better. What is this called?
What is developing ideas with details?
The past tense of "run" is not "runned." What is it?
What is ran?
If an author uses a timeline in a biography, what structure is being used and why?
What is sequence, to show events in the order they happen?
"The pitcher had a mean curveball."
What type of language is being used in this sentence?
What is figurative?
Question: You have two short sentences: “The cat ran. It jumped high.” You change them to “The cat ran and jumped high.” What revising skill did you use?
What is combining sentences for clarity?
Which sentence is correct?
A) The dog run fast.
B) The dog runs fast.
What is B: The dog runs fast (correct subject-verb agreement)?
The author includes a chart comparing tornadoes and hurricanes. How does this contribute to the author's purpose?
What is it helps readers compare information to better understand the author's point or purpose?
Combining ideas from multiple texts to form a new understanding is called what?
What is synthesizing information?
You want your writing to make sense from start to finish. You read it and make sure every part connects. What skill is this?
What is coherence in writing?
When you check for for correct spelling, you are working on what?
What is editing for spelling?