Grammar
What is the author's purpose of nonfiction text?
Double points
What does the FIRST WORD of every sentence need to start with?
A capital letter
What is the base/root words in UNHAPPINESS?
HAPPY
FALSE
What is a synonym for conflict?
Problem
What is a prefix?
a word part that goes at the beginning of a word
What is the name of this figurative language? "The sun smiuled down on us as, and the flowers begged us for water."
personification
DOUBLE POINTS
What does the prefix "re" mean?
Again
What day is the Science state test?
this Friday, May 1st
What is the author's purpose of a book about sharks?
Persuade, inform, entertain
Inform
What is a suffix?
A word part that goes at the end of a word
to CONVINCE or PERSUADE the reader
The name of a book is called the __________.
Title
What is the author's purpose in fiction?
to entertain the reader
EXPOSITION, RISING ACTION, CLIMAX, FALLING ACTION, RESOLUTION
What is the past tense of hope?
hoped
What is the FIRST SENTENCE of a paragraph called?
What is the setting in a story?
Time or place of the story
a similie
What does non-fiction mean?
A story giving facts or is real
What is the suffix in IMPERFECTLY?
What does text evidence mean?
Showing proof
What type of figuarative language is this? "The clouds were cotton candy in the sky."
What is the main idea of a text?
DIS
Author's purpose- what are the three reasons an author writes?
Persuade, inform, entertain
Name 2 nonfiction text features.....
What is a theme?
The moral or lesson of a story