Informative Texts Review 1

What is the author's purpose?

"includes mainly facts and information"

• Instruct

• Inform

• Argue

• Describe

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

What is the text structure?

"Presents a problem and then offers one or more solutions to the problem"

• Sequence/Chronological

• Problem and Solution

• Cause and Effect

• Compare and Contrast

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is the author's purpose?

"Includes steps in a process and directions"

• Instruct

• Inform

• Argue

• Describe

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

What is the author's purpose?

"tries to get the reader to believe, think, feel, or do something"

• Instruct

• Inform

• Argue

• Describe

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

Compare means things are ____

• similar

• different

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Contrast means things are ____

• similar

• different

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Define "text structure"

• The events in a story

• the reason or intent for writing

• THE MOST IMPORTANT events in a story

•  the way authors organize information in a text

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Define "Author's Purpose"

• The events in a story

• the reason or intent for writing

• THE MOST IMPORTANT events in a story

•  the way authors organize information in a text

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

What is the text structure?

"A bargain hunter writing on her blog about buying store-brand items vs. name-brand items"

• Description

• Problem and Solution

• Cause and Effect

• Compare and Contrast

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is the author's purpose?

"A food critic responding to another critic about why McDonald’s is the worst restaurant ever"

• Instruct

• Inform

• Argue

• Describe

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6