Author's Purpose and Text Structure

Scenario:

"Ms. Aden really wanted to go to a concert, but the only problem was that her car was in the shop. Ms. Aden lived 10 minutes from the metro. Because of this, she was able to go to the concert!"

What text structure is being used in this scenario?

• Compare and Contrast

• Sequence/Chronological

• Problem and Solution

• Cause and Effect

organizational methods an author uses to make his meaning clear, support his purpose, and develop his point of view

• feature

• category

• structure

• theme

Choose the correct organizational structure:

author explains a topic using descriptive details or characteristics, and is broken into sections with main ideas and supporting details

• Cause and Effect

• Description

• Chronological/Order and Sequence

• Compare and Contrast

• Problem and Solution

What text structure would an author use when writing about the life of Henry Ford?

• Compare & Contrast

• Chronological Order/ Sequence

• Cause & Effect

• Problem & Solution

• the reason an author writes about a particular topic; the author’s message

Controlling idea/key idea/thesis: the message

• author's purpose/craft

• text features

• graphic features

• evidence

the main point of the writing that helps the reader understand the author's topic

• print features

• evidence

• summary

• controlling idea/key idea/thesis

the patterns authors construct as they organize their ideas and provide supporting details

• summarize

• paraphrase

• organization pattern/text structure

• rhetorical question

These words signal a cause and effect text structure

• As a result, this causes, one effect, consequently, because, since, due to

• First, finally, next, last, later, after

• Issue, this solves, proposed solution, one problem, a solution is

• Alike, similar, different, unlike, because, neither

These words signal a chronological/sequence text structure

• As a result, this causes, one effect, consequently, because, since, due to

• First, finally, next, last, later, after

• Issue, this solves, proposed solution, one problem, a solution is

• Alike, similar, different, unlike, because, neither

any characteristic of the text outside of the main body that helps convey meaning

• text, print, or graphic features

• rhetorical question

• evidence

• organizational pattern/text structure