Painting a picture with words. Example: Hot sweet apple pie with cold vanilla ice cream.
If I were to write a passage about sweet, warm apple pie with cold vanilla ice cream the purpose of me writing that would be to do what?
Describe
If the author has a fiction piece of writing that includes characters and a plot, what would the author's purpose be
Entertain
What is the author's purpose: It's New! It's Refreshing! It's Slurpy Soda! This is the best soda in the world! If you drink this you will jump higher, run faster, and be smarter in school. Try one today!
Persuade
An author writes an article on why everyone should vote. What would be the author's purpose?
Persuade
The classroom was a zoo. OR My teacher is a dragon are examples of what?
Metaphor
Metaphor
Alliteration
Simile
If the author's piece of writing talks about sight, sound, smell, hearing, taste what would be the author's purpose?
Describe
What is the author's purpose: If an author wrote a book with information about colonial times.
Inform
Pop, slam, bang, crash, splash are all examples of what?
Hyperbole
Simile
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
What do the two Es in P.I.E.E.D stand for?
Entertain and Explain
This house is as clean as a whistle. OR They fought like cats and dogs are examples of what?
Metaphor
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
Simile
What does the I in P.I.E.E.D stand for?
Inform
The author writes something the reader will enjoy.
Entertain
If the author gave directions on how to ride a bike what would the author's purpose be?
Explain
When an author includes important information by highlighting through labels, headings, pictures/photographs, captions, special font, subheadings, etc this is called what?
Text structure
Figurative language
Word choice
Text features
Word choice, dialogue, questions, figurative language, structure, and text features can all do what?
They all deepen the reader's understanding of main idea.
What does the D in P.I.E.E.D stand for?
Describe
When the author tries to engage the reader and make them wonder they are using what in the text?
Dialogue
Questions
Voice
Graphic feature
An author gives you step by step directions on how to make a fort what would be the author's purpose?
Explain
What does the P in P.I.E.E.D stand for?
Persuade
Seven swans swam swiftly is an example of what?
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Simile
Alliteration
What is the author's purpose: At Grafton Middle School, conferences will be held on Tuesday afternoon and all day Thursday. Students will still have school on Tuesday and conferences will start at 4.
Inform
My backpack weighs a ton! OR I could eat a horse are an example of what?
Onomatopoeia
Simile
Hyperbole
Hyperbole
What does P.I.E.E.D stand for?
Persuade, Inform, Entertain, Explain, and Describe
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