Understanding Text Structure

What are the three main purposes of an author as mentioned in the recap?

• a) Persuade, Inform, Entertain

• b) Persuade, Educate, Entertain

• c) Persuade, Inform, Educate

• d) Persuade, Entertain, Explain

Fill in the blank: The author's purpose can be to _______, which means to convince the reader of something.

• Inform

• Persuade

• Entertain

Fill in the blank: The _______ perspective is when the narrator is a character in the story.

• 1st person

• 2nd person

• 3rd person limited

Fill in the blank: The _______ perspective is limited to the thoughts and feelings of one character.

• 1st person

• 2nd person

• 3rd person limited

How many basic kinds of text structure are mentioned?

• Four

• Five

• Six

• Seven

Fill in the blank: Descriptive writing is often used in writings about _______.

• Mathematics

• Nature

• Technology

• Politics

Which of the following is an example of descriptive writing?

• A mathematical proof

• A review of a concert

• A political speech

• A business report

Sequential processes often use words like 1st, 2nd, ___, after, next, finally.

• Before

• Then

• Random

• Unordered

A sequential process describes steps in the order that they ___.

• A) Are ignored

• B) Occur

• C) Are forgotten

• D) Are skipped.

What does 'Chronological' mean?

• Describes events in time order

• Describes events in random order

• Describes events in alphabetical order

• Describes events in reverse order.