Author's Purpose Vocabulary

Which word means the following:

Facts or examples that explain more

• persuade

• examples

• evidence

• reasons

Which word means the following

To convince someone to think or do something

• points

• evidence

• persuade

• reasons

The author's point is

• the main idea of the text

• the main idea of the paragraph

• the purpose of the passage

• the idea the author is making

What is it called when an author explains why their point is truth?

• reasons

• evidence

• persuade

• inference

This week's standard is RI.4.8. What does the I stand for?