Text Structure/Author's Purpose

When you’re scribbling a note with a pencil, do you ever wonder what this handy tool is made from? To get right to the point, a pencil is made of a number of materials. The inside is made of graphite that is made stronger with clay. Its wooden outside comes from cedar trees. The yellow paint on the wood is made from minerals, while the metal brand at one end is aluminum. Should you make a mistake while writing, use the eraser. Its main materials are soybean oil and latex.

The Author’s main purpose for writing this passage is to -

• Encourage people to use pencils

• Persuade readers that the best tool to use for writing is a pencil.

• Inform readers of what a pencil is made out of

• Explain how writing tools are made.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

People have been driving cars for more than a century. If you traveled back in time, you’d find some interesting auto facts along the way. In 1901, car drivers in New York City had to have their initials on their cars. The first license plates were issued two years later in Massachusetts. Cars got electric headlights in 1912, and the first white sidewall tires appeared in 1928. The first auto theft was reported in St. Louis in 1905. In 1911, the first 500-mile race took place in Indianapolis. Parking meters first appeared in 1935 in Oklahoma City.

What organizational structure is used in this paragraph?

• comparing and contrast

• description

• chronological order

• problem/solution

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

People have been driving cars for more than a century. If you traveled back in time, you’d find some interesting auto facts along the way. In 1901, car drivers in New York City had to have their initials on their cars. The first license plates were issued two years later in Massachusetts. Cars got electric headlights in 1912, and the first white sidewall tires appeared in 1928. The first auto theft was reported in St. Louis in 1905. In 1911, the first 500-mile race took place in Indianapolis. Parking meters first appeared in 1935 in Oklahoma City.

What is the author’s purpose for writing this passage?

• Inform the reader that owners of cars in New York City had to have their initials on the car

• Explain where auto thefts happened most often.

• Inform the reader about interesting facts related to the history of cars.

• Highlighting the most important features of a car.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

You know that Mr. is short for mister, but do you know what CEO means? It stands for chief executive officer. Not all abbreviations stand for people. For example, Pk. means park, Rd. stands for road, and Mt. represents mountain. The abbreviation Dr. stands for two different words-doctor and drive. Units of measure also have abbreviations. Teaspoon is often shortened to tsp. and gal. stands for gallon.

The Author’s main purpose for writing this passage is to -

• Inform the reader that abbreviations are used for a variety of words.

• Highlight the most used abbreviations

• Describe different kinds of abbreviations

• none of these

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

Suppose you lived thousands of years ago in Ancient Egypt. What would you have eaten? Like all Ancient Egyptians, you would eat bread with every meal. Garlic bread, raisin bread, and nutbread were three favorites. Egyptians also ate a lot of fruit including figs, dates, and pomegranates. Vegetables were also part of their diet. Lettuce, beans, onions, cucumbers, and leeks were all popular. How do you think you’d like your Egyptian meal?

What is the author’s purpose for writing this passage?

• Explain what Egyptian life is like

• Compare the bread Egyptians ate to the fruits they ate.

• Describe different kinds of bread eaten by the Egyptians.

• To Inform readers about what Ancient Egyptians would have eaten

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

Which of these is not an example of a text structure?

• compare/contrast

• persuade

• chronological order

• description

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which of these explains WHY and author writes?

• Author's craft

• Text structure

• Author's Purpose

• Description

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

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CCSS.RL.9-10.6

If I want to write a paragraph about how Keene JH and Keene HS are similar, which organizational structure would be best to use to convey my thought?

• timeline

• Venn Diagram

• word web

• none of these

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CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Key words:

like, similar, however, unlike, either/or

These words might be found in what type of text structure?

• cause/effect

• chronological order

• compare/contrast

• description

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which test structure might represented by a word web?

• cause/effect

• compare/contrast

• chronological order

• none of these

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5