Informational Text Practice

What is the author's purpose?

• What an author thinks, feels, or believes about a topic.

• The author's opinion about the topic.

• The main reason the author writes the text.

• When the author clearly favors one side over the other.

"Recess is a great thing to have at school! It gives students a break where they can move around. They are able to eat a snack and breathe fresh air. Maybe a longer recess should be considered!"

The author's view point about recess is that...

• recess is good for children

• recess is boring

• we should not have recess

• recess is a bad idea

What do the letters in PIE stand for?

• persuade, investigate, examine
• program, interpret, entertain
• persuade, inform, entertain
• prepare, inform, experiment

The Author's POINT OF VIEW is:

• the author's perspective, feelings, or bias toward a subject

• the author's main reason for writing

• to inform, entertain, or persuade

• what a text is mostly about; the central idea

The AUTHOR'S PURPOSE is...

• The author's perspective, feelings, or bias toward a subject

• The author's main reason for writing

• To inform, entertain, or persuade

• what a text is mostly about; the central idea

what does non-fiction mean?

• the story has facts and is real

• the story is made up and is not real

What you learn in school will help you later in life. It will also help you get a job. If you work hard in school and make good grades, you may be able to go to college and have a career.
What is the author's purpose?

• to entertain with a story about school
• to teach you how to get good grades
• to persuade you to work hard in school
• to explain the best colleges

An article arguing why Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player ever.

• Persuade
• Inform
• Entertain

A list of the 25 richest athletes in the world.

• Persuade
• Inform
• Entertain

An “X-men” comic book.

• Persuade
• Inform
• Entertain