Author's Purpose
This three-letter acronym used to remind us of the central types of author's purpose.
What is P.I.E.?
The most important staple crop of the Maya, used to make other foods including tortillas, porridge, and even drinks.
What is Maize or Corn?
The person or thing in a sentence that does an action?
What is Subject?
A "part" of a plant cell.
What is an Organelle?
The largest element or number that all numbers in a set share.
What is the Greatest Common Factor?
To tell a story that the reader will enjoy.
What is Entertain?
Thought to be a gift from the gods, the Maya used this plant as a form of currency or money.
What is Chocolate? Or what are Cacao Seeds/Beans?
The person or thing affected by the action of the subject in a sentence.
What is Object?
This organelle stores nutrients and water.
What is the Cytoplasm?
A number that is a whole number from the set of negative, positive, and zero numbers; not a fraction.
What is an Integer?
To give or teach the reader information about a topic.
What is Inform?
We use a base-10 number system, but the Maya used a base-___ system, using bars and dots.
What is 20? Or what is Base-20?
This punctuation is used to enclose the exact words spoken by a person.
What are Quotation Marks?
This organelle has two parts, rough and smooth, and makes proteins and lipids (fats).
What is the Endoplasmic Reticulum?
The "A" in this 6-letter acronym for the order of operations stands for this.
What is Addition?
To convince the reader to think or to do something.
What is Persuasion?
This religious narrative of the K'iche' people includes the Mayan creation myth, depicting the exploits of the Hero Twins.
This part of speech links a noun to another word.
What is a Preposition?
What is the Chloroplast? Or, What are Chloroplasts?
A mathematical relationship between two quantities, normally expressed in fraction form.
What is a Ratio?
Clues to an author's purpose may be found in this name, used to identify a book, composition, or other artistic work.
What is the Title?
This Maya god was the god of rain and lightning, and owned a lightning axe he used to strike the clouds and produce rain and storms.
Who is Chaac?
Historical events, geographical places, important buildings, and the word "I" need to be _____ in a sentence.
What is Capitalized? (Or Capitalization)
This rigid layer found outside the cell membrane contains cellulose and protein, and it provides structural support and protection.
What is the Cell Wall?
A quantity representing the power to which a given number or expression is to be raised. Also the "E" in the order of operations.
What is an Exponent?