Using "Evidence" means to...

Prove it with details from the text.

What is "author's purpose"?

It is the reason why author's write.

"Central Idea" or "Main Idea" means...

Identify what most of the text is all about- the message

to show or tell using descriptive details.

Stay positive!, Be a PRO at all times!, Rock out ISTEP!, Ask questions or for help when needed!

An author's statement of opinion on a topic

Examples of an author's purpose are...

To Inform, Persuade, or Entertain

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1
To "Express" means...
Tell how they are the same
Put the answer into words
Use numbers only
Add details
2
Using "Evidence" means to...
Prove it with details from the text.
Make changes
Use sequence words
Add words
3
What is "author's purpose"?
It is to edit, revise, and publish.
It is the reason why author's write.
It is the reason readers read.
It is to make the author a better writer.
4
What does "Compare" mean?
Tell how they are the same and different
Explain your thinking
Tell how they are the same
Tell the differences
5
"Contrast" means to...
Tell the similarities
Tell how it works
Use your 5 senses
Tell the differences
6
"Describe" means...
Tell why
Give details
Tell when
Tell how
7
"Clarity" and "Clarify" most nearly mean...
Prove it
Add color
Put it in order
Make it easy to understand
8
"Central Idea" or "Main Idea" means...
Find the subject.
Support with details
Identify what most of the text is all about- the message
Ask a question
9
To "reveal" means...
to show or tell using descriptive details.
restate the claim.
make or build.
to surprise.
10
To "Sequence" means to...
Tell how they are the same
Put it in order
Prove it
Tell how they are different
11
When you use what you know, and what the text tells you to make a guess, that's called...
a conclusion
an inference
a claim
a hypothesis
12
We will...
Stay positive!
Be a PRO at all times!
Rock out ISTEP!
Ask questions or for help when needed!
13
A "claim" is...
a fact from the text
what the text is all about
a pargragph
An author's statement of opinion on a topic
14
A small piece or part of a passage, book, article, or another text form is called...
a summary.
an excerpt.
a claim.
a paired text.
15
To "Explain" means...
Tell about it
Use sequence words
Give directions
Tell HOW and WHY
16
To build, construct, create, or make could all be synonyms for...
claim
contrast
develop
cite evidence
17
To "Revise" means to...
Make changes by adding details
Keep it the same
Prove it
To compare
18
Examples of an author's purpose are...
To write for many reasons
To Inform, Persuade, or Entertain
To Inform, Pester, or Entertain
To Identify facts, Persuade, or Entertain

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