Analyzing Literary Elements in 'The Time Machine'

This video tutorial by Angela from Custom Classroom explains how to tackle author's purpose questions using a four-step reading strategy. The strategy involves scanning questions, targeting the text, actively reading, and responding to questions. The video uses a passage from 'The Time Machine' to demonstrate these steps, focusing on identifying the author's purpose through descriptive language. The tutorial concludes with a discussion on the importance of understanding the mood and context in a passage, and offers additional resources for further practice.

What is the main goal of an author's purpose question?

• To determine the author's writing style

• To find out why the author wrote the text

• To analyze the author's vocabulary

• To critique the author's argument

Which of the following is NOT a common purpose for writing?

• To confuse

• To persuade

• To inform

• To entertain

What is the first step in the four-step reading strategy?

• Respond

• Target text

• Actively read

• Scan

What does the 'target text' step involve?

• Writing a summary of the text

• Reading the entire passage

• Identifying key sections of the text

• Discussing the text with peers

In the context of the video, what does 'actively read' mean?

• Reading while taking notes

• Reading quickly without stopping

• Reading with a focus on understanding setting, characters, and plot

• Reading aloud to a partner

What is the purpose of the 'respond' step in the reading strategy?

• To rewrite the text in your own words

• To answer questions about the text

• To memorize the text

• To write a review of the text

Why is the question 'Why does the author choose to say the men were on alert?' considered a part question?

• It requires information from the entire passage

• It is a question about the text's genre

• It focuses on a specific section of the text

• It is a question about the author's background

What is the setting described in the passage from 'The Time Machine'?

• A dark and stormy night

• A quiet library

• A brightly lit room with a fireplace

• A bustling city street

Which character is NOT mentioned in the passage from 'The Time Machine'?

• The Librarian

• The Time Traveler

• The Medical Man

• Philby

What is the main problem identified in the passage from 'The Time Machine'?

• A broken time machine

• An unknown outcome of the mechanism

• A missing character

• A fire in the room