PSSA ELA Reading Comprehension

The author's purpose is the reason why the author writes a text. It can be to inform, persuade, or entertain the reader.

Compare & Contrast: This type of writing examines the similarities and differences between two or more subjects.

Indirect characterization is when the author reveals a character's personality through their actions, thoughts, and feelings rather than directly stating it.

Order & Sequence: This type of writing presents information in a specific order, often used to explain processes or events.

The purpose is to group animals based on shared characteristics, making it easier to study and understand them.

To inform means to provide information or knowledge about a specific topic.

A description provides details about a person, place, thing, or event, helping the reader visualize it.

Cause is why something happens, while effect is what happens as a result.

This structure presents a problem and then discusses one or more solutions to that problem.

Examples help clarify and support the main ideas, making the text more relatable and understandable.