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ElA vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the author’s purpose definition? | The reason an author wrote a particular text |
| What does the acronym P.I.E stand for? | Persuade, inform, entertain |
| Describe the author’s purpose when trying to persuade the reader. | to convince the reader of something or to think a certain way. |
| Describe the author’s purpose when trying to inform the reader. | To teach or give facts to the reader. |
| Describe the author’s purpose when trying to entertain the reader. | To hold the reader’s attention through enjoyment. |
| What is the main idea? | What the text is MOSTLY about. |
| What are four things you can look for to find the main idea of an article? | Look at the titles, headings and subheadings. Look at pictures Look for keywords that are used more than once. Read the first and last sentence |
| Why are text features important? | They help organize the information and get a sense of the text structure before reading the text. |
| Name five different types of text features | Photos and captions Headings and subheadings Charts, graphs, diagrams, maps Special print glossary |
| List the six text structures | Description Sequence Chronological Compare/Contrast Cause/Effect Problem/Solution |