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

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

3. 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?

4. 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?

5. Practice! Turn to page 29. Read the narrative and answer the questions
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6. More Practice
Turn to page 30
Answer the questions
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7. Final Practice
Read page 31
Answer questions page 32
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