The Purpose of Persuasion is to:

is to take an action or to convince

The TSI Assessment will ask you to?

determine meaning of words in context

Writers "over-write" and use "and" & "or" to illustrate a shade of meaning like this:

Mrs. Smith is revered & admired. Admired gives us the clue.

determines who the writer pictures as the reader

Strategy Four: Rephrasing, relooking at purpose & meaning to what if the passage was removed

works when you put it in your own words to get its meaning

What is strategy five?

read before & after the sentence that had the word/phrase

Strategy Eight deals with doing this to its sentences:

substituting the answer to see if 1 sounds more correct

The TSI Assessment will identify:

purpose, tone, organization/strategies use of evidence

Strategy One of Tone and Purpose involves:

tone,evidence,+/-, agree/disagree, adj.,metaphors & feelings

using the overall context of the passage as a clue

Strategy Two Analyzing Writing is when?

you determine why they wrote it in the 1st place.

The Purpose of Entertainment

tells a story and could make you laugh

Purpose statements carry

indirect messages,similies,metaphors, to take action

Analyzing the content of the writing means using different words associated with events:

like formal for weddings, casual for sports to show balance

A story has meaning if?

we make guesses based on what the writer will say

Substituting words helps you to?

make sense & help you to determine the correct answer

Strategy Six contains tested?

roots, prefix/suffixes or words from Math & Science class

If you can not figure out an unfamiliar word you must consider Strategy Nine which is?

looking for + or - meaning in where it fits in the text

Taking out a phrase or paragraph out of the text will affect the overall meaning by:

making you understand why the writer wanted it there

Strategy Ten involves?

using "and"&"or" to give clues about words or phrases

Writers show clues by?

showing opposites and emphasis called synonyms/antonyms.

Test questions that ask about purpose and or meaning look for:

information, gets at purpose & helps read-ers get meaning.

Strategy Three: Recognizing how purpose and meaning questions are phrased is when?

you think about purpose and meaning

In an editorial if the writer includes ways that people can help solve a problem

he has passion to end world hunger

Effective uses of persuasion influence us to:

agree,act,take action,has facts/evidence it will feel right

All sentences have a basic meaning so you can?

strip it of words without changing its meaning.

Strategy Eleven is eliminating?

adjectives and adverbs that do not affect the meaning

Words are connected because?

they belong to families&familar words help with nonfamilar

The Authors Purpose for writing ask you?

Who is the audience, & What is the reader getting out of it

Unfamiliar words can best be found by(Strategy Five)?

connecting words that are around them.

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The purpose for "Stamping out world hunger is:
to explain a process/inform
to instruct/or inform
to instruct/argue
to argue/to persuade
2
The Purpose of Persuasion is to:
is to understand the author
is to cover a specific topic
to relate to the authors audience
is to take an action or to convince
3
The TSI Assessment will ask you to?
determine words based on location
determine spelling errors
determine meaning of words in context
determine locations based on settings
4
Writers "over-write" and use "and" & "or" to illustrate a shade of meaning like this:
Mrs. Smith is revered & admired. Admired gives us the clue.
Mrs. Smith and her cousin are revered.
Mrs. Smith and or her son is revered.
Mrs. Smith or her son is revered.
5
Who the audience is?
determines who the writer pictures as the reader
who has to read it to understand what is going on
why you would want to read it
determines how well the story will be expressed
6
Strategy Four: Rephrasing, relooking at purpose & meaning to what if the passage was removed
works when you have tried everything else first
works when you are given the answers
works when you put it in your own words to get its meaning
works only if you try it several times
7
What is strategy five?
answer the questions first then prove it
reread the paragraph
read before & after the sentence that had the word/phrase
provide clues
8
Strategy Eight deals with doing this to its sentences:
looking for affixes
substituting the answer to see if 1 sounds more correct
rephrasing the question in answer form
inferring and making better choices
9
The TSI Assessment will identify:
purpose, tone, organization/strategies use of evidence
concepts and expository writing
strategies, sentences and spelling errors
spelling and dictionary skills
10
Strategy One of Tone and Purpose involves:
tone,evidence,+/-, agree/disagree, adj.,metaphors & feelings
audience, errors, or entertainment
persuasive, tone, audience, or references
information, objectives, errors, causes
11
Strategy Seven: Determines if the text provides these type of clues?
context clues and rhymes
synonym or antonyms
word and sentence clues
definitions and examples
12
Strategy Nine means?
rephrasing and looking for clues
connecting words and difficult phrases
using the overall context of the passage as a clue
looking for overall context
13
Strategy Two Analyzing Writing is when?
who the audience is and why
you determine why you were in the class reading it
why you have to read it.
you determine why they wrote it in the 1st place.
14
How many strategies are there for Authors Tone and Purpose?
11
8
6
5
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The Purpose of Entertainment
so you wont get bored
is just to get you upset
was something someone made up
tells a story and could make you laugh
16
Purpose statements carry
attitude, errors, results
reasons, solutions, entertainment
indirect messages,similies,metaphors, to take action
goals, audience, references, information
17
Analyzing the content of the writing means using different words associated with events:
to help you figure out what is in the paragraph
like formal for weddings, casual for sports to show balance
to show off what you have learned
like ceremonial to determine ideas
18
The purpose of Dinner is in the fridge is to:
persuade/argue
instruct and inform
explain a process/inform
entertain/argue
19
The purpose of igneous rocks form is to:
argue/persuade
inform/entertain
explain a process/agrue
explain a process/to inform
20
A story has meaning if?
only if we can understand it better
we make guesses based on what the writer will say
not unless it has a lot of vocabulary
only if the teacher gives us the answer
21
Author's Purpose can be broken down into which of the three categories:
inform, introduce, conclusion
entertain, details, actions
persuade, buy,detail, express
entertain, inform, persuade
22
The Purpose of Informative pieces is to
to help you get really bored
cover a specific topic
so that you don't get anything out of it
to make you really understand
23
Substituting words helps you to?
make sense & help you to determine the correct answer
helps the writing to write better
just makes the story better to read
is just the right thing to do
24
Strategy Six contains tested?
roots, prefix/suffixes or words from Math & Science class
sentences and phrases
random paragraphs and sentences
familiar and unfamiliar quotes
25
If you can not figure out an unfamiliar word you must consider Strategy Nine which is?
looking for the dictionary definitions
looking for + or - meaning in where it fits in the text
looking for context clues
rephrasing the entire paragraph
26
Why the readers gets something out of it:
answers all the questions for you
helps with the flow of the story
determines the purpose
makes you understand the audience
27
Meaning of words in context means?
checking to see if you read it
simply trying to find out your audience
trying to help you discover your audience
simply testing your vocabulary
28
Taking out a phrase or paragraph out of the text will affect the overall meaning by:
makes you understand you have to use strategies
making you understand why the writer wanted it there
doesn't really matter
doesn't change your understanding of the questions
29
Strategy Ten involves?
using "and"&"or" to give clues about words or phrases
makes you look for clues
uses prefixes and suffixes to help with meaning
makes you paraphrase and rewrite
30
Writers show clues by?
rewriting the story
by underlining key terms
show you examples
showing opposites and emphasis called synonyms/antonyms.
31
Purpose affects content or what is said,in affect the wording or how something is said?
this is true
this is false
It could be considered to go either way (neutral)
I am not sure
32
Test questions that ask about purpose and or meaning look for:
they don't serve any purpose
information, gets at purpose & helps read-ers get meaning.
readers to figure it out
they have to look for clues
33
Strategy Three: Recognizing how purpose and meaning questions are phrased is when?
you look for the answers first
you stop and wait until someone gives you clues
you understand all the stratagies
you think about purpose and meaning
34
In an editorial if the writer includes ways that people can help solve a problem
he is just adding to the excitement
he has passion to end world hunger
he is not really sure what to write
he is just stating information
35
Vocabulary objectives cover which strategies?
Strategies 5-11
Strategies 2-5
Strategies 1-4
Strategies 7-8
36
Effective uses of persuasion influence us to:
agree,act,take action,has facts/evidence it will feel right
it makes you want to watch TV
it makes you buy and sell things
you take action, read, influence, buy and sell
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All sentences have a basic meaning so you can?
strip it of words without changing its meaning.
figure it out on your own
understand it if you want to
learn to view its context clues
38
Strategy Eleven is eliminating?
context clues that do not affect the meaning
adjectives and adverbs that do not affect the meaning
verbs and adjective that do not affect the meaning
nouns and pronouns that do not affect the meaning
39
Words are connected because?
because they are spelled right
because you learned them
they have meanings
they belong to families&familar words help with nonfamilar
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The Authors Purpose for writing ask you?
The reader knows the audience & expects everyone to know.
Why is the audience interested,Who needs to know?
Who is the audience, & What is the reader getting out of it
Once the audience gets it the author is interested.
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Unfamiliar words can best be found by(Strategy Five)?
asking the teacher for help
looking them up in other resource books
connecting words that are around them.
just guessing them

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