Word of the Week: Review #1

What are the three reasons authors write?

(Authors purpose for writing)

• Persuade, Inform, Electrify

• Perform, Infer, Entertain

• Persuade, Inform, Educate

• Persuade, Inform, Entertain

What is the author's purpose for writing a passage like the following?

A poem about a garbage truck that uses a lot of onomatopoeia.

• to persuade

• to inform

• to entertain

What is the author's purpose for writing a passage like the following?

The script for a television commercial to be read by Miley Cyrus telling viewers to make environmentally friendly decisions because future generations depend on it

• to persuade

• to inform

• to entertain

What is the author's purpose for writing a passage like the following?

A short story about a boy who never cleans his room and the horrible mess that accumulates

• to persuade

• to inform

• to entertain

What is the author's purpose for writing a passage like the following?

A five-paragraph essay in which the author attempts to convince readers to recycle more and to be less wasteful

• to Persuade

• to Inform

• to Entertain

A genre is just a fancy name for books that share a certain style, form or content.

• True

• False

What type of genre are stories that come from the author's imagination?

• nonfiction

• poetry

• fiction

• folklore

What type of genre is writing that is meant to be acted on a stage (a play)

• poetry

• folklore

• drama

• fiction

What type of genre is a story with suspects, clues, and usually a crime that needs to be solved.

• mystery

• realistic fiction

• adventure

• historical fiction

What type of genre is writing that is true or factual?

• fiction

• drama

• folklore

• nonfiction