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Author’s Purpose Advantages pages 28-32 CAHSEE Author’s Purpose Advantages pages 28-32

Author’s Purpose Main idea questions will ask about author’s purpose or author’s attitude Nonfiction is straightforward and informational

Questions to ask: Informational Passages What does author want me to know about this? Why is it important I know this? What does author want me to do with this knowledge?

Questions: Literary Passages These are trickier! Why does story take place where it does? When it does? Why does the main character do that they do?

Practice! Turn to page 29. Read the narrative and answer the questions Be ready to share

More Practice Turn to page 30 Answer the questions Be ready to share!

Final Practice Read page 31 Answer questions page 32 Be ready to share