Pert Study Guide ( Reading)

Credible {Ans: Believable Author needs to be Knowledgeable and unbiased Knowledgeable- writer needs to understand what they writing about. Unbiased- the author doesn't need have a special agenda at hand they need to present all view points equally and fairly instead of casting one viewpoint in a negative light or casting another viewpoints in a positive light}Inference {Ans: Are conclusions the reader makes using clues in the text. -Inference is different than making a guess because it is based on evidence. Example 1: Charlotte toddler is in bed asleep upstairs she hears a loud thump and then loud crying. -Inference:Charlotte can infer that her toddler fell out of bed. Example 2: Nolan sees cookie crumbs on the floor and Charlotte around his sons mouth -Inference: his son got into the cookie jar}Narratives {Ans: Is a piece of writing that is a story - nonfiction or fiction - plot -characters -figurative language ( Ex. The moon was a frosty snowball)}supporting details {Ans: Details that support the main idea -reinforcing a larger point - informative and persuasive texts -easy to spot ( First Second Finally For instance or For Example.) -factual and relevant (Factual: accurate and Relevant: relate