Reading Terms 33-38

If an author wants to persuade a reader, she wants

• make the reader laugh and have fun.

• to make the reader believe a certain way.

• to give information or news about a subject.

If an author wants to entertain a reader, he wants

• to make the reader laugh and have fun.

• to give the reader news and information.

• to make the reader think a certain way.

If the author's purpose is to inform, she wants

• to make the reader cry and feel sad.

• to influence the reader to believe a certain way.

• to give information or news to the reader

A diagram is

• a photograph from a long time ago.

• a drawing with labels that shows parts of an object or how something works.

• terms specially used with the topic of the text.

• a type of writing that tells about real people, places, things, and events.

Key words-

• terms specially used with the topic of the text (usually in italics or bold print)

• a passage that gives information or news.

• trying to make the reader believe a certain way

• a type of writing that tells about real people, places, things, and events.

non-fiction

• a type of writing that is made up by the author

• a drawing with labels that shows parts of an object or how something works.

• a type of writing that tells about real people, places, things, and events

The author's purpose is

• how much money the author makes

• the time and place of the story

• the place the author lives

• the reason the author wrote a passage

"Earth" was written

• to persuade

• to entertain

• to inform

Anansi Learns a Lesson was written to

• persuade

• entertain

• inform

Anansi Learns a Lesson is

• poetry

• non-fiction

• fiction