Author's Purpose
Persuade, Inform, Entertain
What is the cause in this sentence?
I ate too much candy, so I have a stomach ache.
I ate too much candy.
What is a main idea?
What a passage is mostly about.
What graphic organizer do we use to help us when we compare and contrast to show how things are similar, and how they are different?
A Venn Diagram
What is sequencing?
Putting the events of a passage in order.
What is the author's purpose?
The emperor penguin is the tallest and heaviest type of penguin. It is black and white with some yellow feathers on its neck. This type of penguin lives in the Antarctic, so it has special feathers that help keep it warm.
Inform
What is the effect in this sentence?
I got a haircut, so my hair was shorter.
My hair was shorter.
What is the main idea?
The rain began in the evening. It started out slowly, but it began to rain harder and harder. The streets were flooding and cars were getting stuck. The wind was blowing so fiercely that the leaves were blowing off the trees. Some trees fell over. Thunder shook the houses in the small town. A lightning strike caused the sky to light up brightly.
The storm was very powerful.
Tim and Jim are twins. They both like to play sports. Tim plays basketball, but Jim plays football. They both love to eat ice cream. Tim's favorite flavor is chocolate. Jim's is cotton candy. Tim and Jim both like to watch movies. Their favorite movie is, Toy Story.
How are Tim and Jim different?
Possible Answers:
Tim plays basketball, but Jim plays football.
Tim's favorite flavor is chocolate. Jim's is cotton candy.
What are some transition words to look for when you are sequencing a passage?
Possible Answers:
First, Then, Next, Last, Finally, After, Before, During
What is the author's purpose?
Gavin tip-toed slowly through the house. Each footstep creaked loudly on the old, wooden floor. It was so dark, that Gavin couldn't even see where he was going. He just had to make it to the front door! All of the sudden, he ran into something. It was large and hairy, with one gigantic, glowing eye!
Entertain
What is the cause in this sentence?
He got a flat tire because he ran over a nail.
He ran over a nail.
What is the main idea?
Sammy liked to show off his dog, Fred. Fred could do many tricks. Fred could sit, stay, and lie down. Sammy could tell Fred to play dead, and he would roll on his back with his legs in the air. Fred also knew how to jump through a hula hoop! Fred learned all of his tricks quickly.
Fred is a very smart dog.
Tim and Jim are twins. They both like to play sports. Tim plays basketball, but Jim plays football. They both love to eat ice cream. Tim's favorite flavor is chocolate. Jim's is cotton candy. Tim and Jim both like to watch movies. Their favorite movie is, Toy Story.
How are Tim and Jim similar?
Possible Answers:
They both like to play sports.
They both love to eat ice cream.
Tim and Jim both like to watch movies. Their favorite movie is, Toy Story.
First, take out the ingredients you need. Then, open the package of bread. Take out two slices. After that, unscrew the cap of the peanut butter. Put the knife in. Take it out and then spread the peanut butter on one slice of bread. After that, unscrew the jelly. Put the knife in. Take it out and spread the jelly on the other slice of bread. Put the two slices together. Put your sandwich on a plate.
What should you do before you unscrew the cap of the peanut butter?
Take out two slices of bread.
What is the author's purpose?
New New New! This is the best bicycle that you will ever buy! It had ten different gears that can help you climb the tallest mountains! The red racing stripe makes it the coolest bike on the block! You should buy it today!
Persuade
What is the effect in this sentence?
I studied really hard, so I got an A on my spelling test.
I got an A on my spelling test.
What is a detail from the passage that supports the fact that the beach is fun?
The beach is a very fun place to go in the summer. You can build castles in the sand. The ocean is a great place to swim or play in the water. At night, you can build a fire and roast marshmallows. It's really enjoyable to go to the beach.
Possible answers:
You can build castles in the sand.
The ocean is a great place to swim or play in the water.
At night, you can build a fire and roast marshmallows.
Draw a Venn Diagram to compare and contrast lizards and rabbits. Have at least 2 ideas for each section.
First, take out the ingredients you need. Then, open the package of bread. Take out two slices. After that, unscrew the cap of the peanut butter. Put the knife in. Take it out and then spread the peanut butter on one slice of bread. After that, unscrew the jelly. Put the knife in. Take it out and spread the jelly on the other slice of bread. Put the two slices together. Put your sandwich on a plate.
What do you do last?
Put your sandwich on a plate.
From what point of view is this text written?
I was just minding my own business when my little sister walked into my room. "Get out of here!" I screeched. I took my pillow and threw it at her head.
1st person
What is the cause in this sentence?
The flowers all died because I didn't water them.
I didn't water them.
Which detail supports the main idea that baseball is America's favorite game?
Baseball is America's pastime. It's great to get the family together to go watch or play a game. Cheering on your team is also fun! Everyone enjoys seeing their favorite player hit a home run.
Possible Answers
It's great to get the family together to go watch or play a game.
Cheering on your team is also fun!
Everyone enjoys seeing their favorite player hit a home run.
Sharks and dolphins are both sea creatures. They both live in the ocean. Sharks and dolphins both have fins that they use to swim through the water. They are both carnivores.
Dolphins are different from sharks too. Dolphins breath air. They have lungs. Sharks have gills and can breathe underwater.
Name one thing that dolphins and sharks have in common.
Possible Answers:
Sharks and dolphins are both sea creatures.
They both live in the ocean.
Sharks and dolphins both have fins that they use to swim through the water.
They are both carnivores.
First, take out the ingredients you need. Then, open the package of bread. Take out two slices. After that, unscrew the cap of the peanut butter. Put the knife in. Take it out and then spread the peanut butter on one slice of bread. After that, unscrew the jelly jar. Put the knife in. Take it out and spread the jelly on the other slice of bread. Put the two slices together. Put your sandwich on a plate.
What do you do before you unscrew the jelly jar?
Take it out and then spread the peanut butter on one slice of bread.