Cycle 3 Midterm Review

Cycle 3 Midterm Review

Main Purpose of a Text

Visuals in Non Fiction Texts

Lesson Frames

• We will review for the cycle 3 reading midterm by answering practice questions.

• I will answer practice questions and complete a Classkick to get ready for the midterm.

Author's Purpose

Persuade

Inform

Entertain

Multiple Choice

An author is _______ when they are trying to get you to do or think something.

• persuading

• informing

• entertaining

Multiple Choice

An author is _______ when they are giving you information about a topic.

• persuading

• informing

• entertaining

Multiple Choice

An author is _______ when they are trying to make you feel an emotion.

• persuading

• informing

• entertaining

Main Purpose

Answer a Question

Describe Something

Explain Something

Multiple Choice

I know the author is answering a question when he asks a __________.

• person

• question

• statement

Multiple Choice

I know an author is explaining when they give us __________ on how to do something or order of events.

• steps

• questions

• people

Multiple Choice

I know when an author is describing when they give us _______ about a topic.

• question

• steps

• details

Identifying the Main Purpose

• Use the clues and ask yourself the questions to find the main purpose.

• Are they asking a question? If yes, the author is answering.

• Are they giving us steps or events in order? If yes, the author is explaining.

• Are they giving us details about a topic (no question, no steps)? If yes, the author is describing.

Multiple Choice

Is the author answering, explaining or describing?

• Answering

• Explaining

• Describing

Multiple Choice

Is the author answering, explaining or describing?

• Answering

• Explaining

• Describing

Multiple Choice

Is the author answering, explaining or describing?

• Answering

• Explaining

• Describing

Multiple Choice

Is the author answering, explaining or describing?

• Answering

• Explaining

• Describing

Multiple Choice

Is the author answering, explaining or describing?

• Answering

• Explaining

• Describing

Main Purpose

• Once you figure out that the author is answering, explaining or describing, go into more detail.

• The author is answering...

• The author is explaining...

• The author is describing..

Multiple Choice

What is the author's main purpose?

• The author is answering if Pluto is still a planet.

• The author is explaining the steps to get to Pluto.

• The author is describing what Pluto looks like.

Multiple Choice

What is the author's main purpose?

• The author is answering how to play baseball.

• The author is explaining the steps you take to get ready to play baseball

• The author is describing what a baseball looks like.

Multiple Choice

What is the author's main purpose?

• The author is answering how to find a hammerhead shark.

• The author is explaining the steps to prevent getting bit by a shark.

• The author is describing how a hammerhead shark got its name.

Visuals in a Non Fiction Text

• Authors include visuals in their text to give the reader more information.

• Ask yourself: "What does the author want us to learn from the text?"

• Ask yourself: "What does the author want us to learn from the visuals?"

• Ask yourself: "How does the text and the visuals go together?"

Multiple Choice

What type of visual is this?

• chart

• map

• diagram

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of a diagram?

• To give us the steps to do something.

• To show us the parts of something

• To show us where something is located.

Multiple Choice

What type of visual is this?

• chart

• diagram

• map

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of a map?

• To give us the steps to do something.

• To show us the parts of something

• To show us where something is located.

Texts in Non Fiction Texts

Let's read the text together and ask ourselves what we learn from the text and visuals.

Multiple Choice

Why did the author include the diagram with this text?

• To show the parts of a shark.

• To show where the sharks are located

• To show the steps on how to see a shark.

Texts in Non Fiction Texts

Let's read the text together and ask ourselves what we learn from the text and visuals.

Multiple Choice

What can we learn from both the visuals and the text?

• Sharks are hunted by humans.

• Sharks are not friendly.

• Sharks hunt in groups

Let's Practice

Complete Classkick to help prepare for the reading midterm.