Chronological order

A text is.... (pick ALL that applies)

• book

• picture

• film

• movie

Author's purpose can be divided into 3 categories...

• to entertain

• to eat ice cream

• to inform

• to persuade

What words describe when an author tries to prove something WRONG?

• rebuttal

• counterclaim

• coffee

• correct

Identify the author's purpose for writing the example below:

A map of the world, showing all continents, countries, and oceans

• To inform

• To persuade

• To entertain

• To make a point

In order to find the author's purpose it can be directly stated in the article or the reader will have to infer the author's purpose by analyzing the content of the article.

• true
• false

Which option below is one of the 3 purposes of writing that we've talked about in class?

• Inform

• Perform

• Transform

• None of the above

2. Determining author's purpose requires that the reader learn how to determine what two things that support the author's point of view?

• Words & Phrases

• Graphic organizers & other tools

• Types of figurative language & Types of irony

• Types of figurative language & parts of speech

Author's Purpose is...

• the purpose for existence

• his/her name

• the reason WHY the author wrote the story.

• his/her OPINION about the topic

4. In informational texts, ALL texts have a purpose. Is this true or false?

• True

• False

What is the author's argument or claim? 

• Hip-hop should be taught as literature.
• Hip-Hop is a form of poetry.
• Hip-Hop is not appropriate in the classroom. 
• None of these