TONE, PURPOSE, OR COURSE
HOW TO IDENTIFY THE QUESTION
TONE what is the tone of the passage?
PURPOSE what is the author´s purpose in this passage?
COURSE in which course would this reading be assigned?
WHERE TO FIND THE ANSWER
TONE there will be clues throughout the passage that the author is showing some emotion rather than just presenting facts.
PURPOSE draw a conclusion about the purpose from the main idea and supporting details.
COURSE draw a conclusion about the course from the topic of the passage and the supporting details.
HOW TO ANSWER THE QUESTION
TONE 1 skim the passage looking for clues that the author is showing some emotion.
2 choose the answer that identifies the emotion.
PURPOSE 1 study the main idea in the topic sentence and the details used to support the main idea.
2 draw a conclusion about the purpose.
COURSE
1 study the main idea in the topic sentence and the details used to support the main idea.
2 draw a conclusion about the course.
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