Author's Purpose & Text and Graphic Features

What is the author’s purpose for writing Flora and Ulysses?

• To persuade the reader to think or act a certain way.

• To inform the reader about a topic.

• To entertain or amuse the reader and enjoy the story.

Answer the question using page 23 in Flora and Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures.

What parts of the text support your answer?

(text evidence)

• When Donald says that the vacuum is multi-terrain, that made me laugh. By this the author's purpose is to persuade.

• When Donald says that the vacuum is multi-terrain, that made me laugh. By this the author's purpose is to inform.

• When Donald says that the vacuum is multi-terrain, that made me laugh. By this the author's purpose is to entertain.

Use page 30 in Flora and Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures to answer the question.

What words on page 30 appear in special type that show a text feature?

• “The Illuminated Adventures of the Amazing Incandesto!” are written in colored and adds interest to the text.

• “The Illuminated Adventures of the Amazing Incandesto!” are written in italics as the lean toward the right and boldface as it is thicker and shows emphasis.

• “The Illuminated Adventures of the Amazing Incandesto!” are only written in italics as the lean toward the right.

Use page 30 and answer the question below.

Why did the author use special type for the following words in paragraph 66?

TERRIBLE THINGS CAN HAPPEN TO YOU!

• The author uses capital letters to show IMPORTANCE and draw the reader's attention.

• The author wrote the text in different colored words to add interest or make it fun.

• The author wrote the text in boldface to show emphasis and because it is a title.

What kind of graphic features did the text of Flora and Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures include?

• The graphic features I identified in the text were maps, diagrams and speech bubbles.

• The graphic features I identified in the text were illustrations and speech bubbles.

• The graphic features I identified in the text were illustrations and maps.