Unit 4
Chimpanzees I love,

Pronouns and Antecedents
 A pronoun takes the place of a noun or nouns.
 An antecedent, is the noun or nouns to which the pronoun refers.
 The pronoun and antecedents MUST agree in number and gender.
 Jay and I walked to the zoo, and we saw the new exhibit.
 Jay called Carla to pick him up from the zoo.

Author’s Purpose
 The Author’s purpose is the reason the author has for writing.
 Authors may write to persuade (convince), inform (tell) ,
express ideas or feelings (verbalize), or entertain (amusement).
 If you know the author’s purpose, you can adjust the way you read. If the purpose is
to entertain, you may choose to read faster. If the purpose is to inform, you may want
to read more slowly.

Persuade
Persuasive writing: states the opinion of the writer and attempts to
influence or convince the audience. It is intended to convince the
reader that a certain point of view is the right one to have, or that
some action should be taken.
 Book or film review
 Restaurant reviews
 Editorial articles
 Political position papers
 Advertisements and commercials

Inform
 Informational writing: shares information about a topic or explains how to do
something .
 Informational brochures/articles
 Newspaper articles
 Research summaries
 Textbooks
Non-fiction trade books and picture books
 How-to manuals
 Cookbooks

Express
Descriptive writing: paints a picture in the reader’s mind often making use of
sensory details (what the writer sees, hears, smells, feels)
 Menus
 Catalogs
 Travel brochures
  Some poetry

Entertain
Narrative writing: tells a story. Creative narrative writing has a plot, setting,
and characters who have motives for what they do.
 Trade books and picture books
  Novels
 Plays
 Diaries