STArt Sentences

S - Source

● Where did this information come from?

○ Magazine, newspaper, online publication?

● Source should be underlined

“T” - “Title”
● What is the title of the article?
● Title should be properly capitalized and in quotation

marks.
○ If the title includes punctuation, remember to include it.

A- Author
● Who wrote this text?
● Make sure to capitalize the author’s name.
● If there is more than one author, list all names.
● If no author is listed, write “the author”

r- right verb

Consider the author’s purpose. Why did the author write this text?

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Avoid words like “says,” “tells,” and “writes.”

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Persuade:
○argues, debates, convinces

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Inform:
○explains, describes, details, discusses, illustrates

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Entertains:
○Tells the story of, follows the story of

Right Verbs……(The author…)

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Argues

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Asserts

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Claims

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Compares

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Concludes

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Contrasts

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Criticizes

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Describes

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Entertains

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Explains

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Identifies

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Illustrates

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Informs

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Opposes

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Persuades

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Presents

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Proposes

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Questions

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Recommends

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Reports

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States

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Suggests

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Urges

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Warns

t- topic

●What is this article about?

●What is the main idea?

●Avoid re-writing the title as the topic.

Put it all together…

In the Scholastic Scope magazine article, “Would You Eat This

Pizza?”, Andrew Klein and Mackenzie Carro explain how

jellyfish can be enjoyed as a delicious and nutritious food.

Source

“Title”

Author

right verb

topic