Skills

Main Idea and Supporting Details	Summarization	Fact vs. Opinion
Author's Purpose	Author's Organization	Cause & Effect
Story Elements	Make Inferences	Draw Conclusions

To entertain
* describes characters and their actions
* tells what is happening to characters

To inform
* gives information
* does not express opinions

To give directions
* gives instructions
* does not express opinions

To persuade
* tries to get reader to believe or think a certain way about something
* tries to get reader to do something