Understanding Author's Purpose and Text Analysis

What is credibility?

• The quality of being trusted and believed in

• The ability to write creatively

• The skill of drawing conclusions

• The process of making predictions

What does inference involve?

• Using what I know and what I read to draw a conclusion

• Making a prediction about the future

• Summarizing a text

• Describing a character

What is a prediction in a text?

• A summary of the text

• A statement about what will happen based on clues

• A description of a character

• An author's opinion

What is text evidence?

• Information from a source used to support an argument

• A summary of the text

• A prediction about the future

• A description of a character

What does author's craft include?

• Techniques and choices to create a story

• The main character's traits

• The conclusion of the text

• A summary of the text

What is a flashback?

• A hint of future events

• A scene that interrupts the chronological order to show a past event

• The most intense part of the story

• The resolution of the conflict

What does foreshadowing provide in a story?

• A resolution to the conflict

• An indication or hint of what is to come later

• A contrast between expectation and reality

• The author's feelings towards their writing

What does tone refer to in writing?

• The sequence of events in a story

• The author's feelings towards what they are writing

• A scene that interrupts the story

• The resolution of the conflict

What is the inciting incident?

• The resolution of the conflict

• The initial conflict

• The most intense part of the story

• The series of events where the plot begins to build

What is the falling action in a story?

• The resolution of the conflict

• The initial conflict

• The series of events where the plot begins to simmer down

• The most intense part of the story