MOTIVATION

The attitude a writer expresses toward the subject of their text.

• Theme

• Omniscient

• Tone

• Point of View

The author's perspective when she wrote the text.

• First Person Point of View

• Third Person Limited

• Point of View

The pronoun "I" is used to tell directly the story.

• Third Person Omniscient Point of View

• First Person Point of View

• Third Person Limited

A point of view in which the narrator tells the story from one character’s perspective at a time.

• Third person omniscient point of view

• Third Person Limited

• First Person Point of View

The author's point of view using the pronoun he, she and they to describe their thoughts.

• First Person Point of View

• Third Person Point of View

• Second Point of View

Topic

•   Which consistent idea, explicit or implicit, does the writer say about the topic?

• Other than the theme or main idea, what does he or she tell you about the topic?

• What or who is being written about?

Theme or Main idea

• Which consistent idea, explicit or implicit, does the writer say about the topic?

• Other than the theme or main idea, what does he or she tell you about the topic?

• What is the reason or intent of the author in writing?

Supporting Details

• What is the reason or intent of the author in writing?

• Other than the theme or main idea, what does he or she tell you about the topic?

• Which consistent idea, explicit or implicit, does the writer say about the topic?

PIE stands for?

• Persuade

  Introduction

  Estimate

• Persuade

  Infer

  Entertain

• Persuade

  Inform

  Entertain

Are you ready to take on the activity?

• YES

• NO

• MAYBE?