Author's Purpose
This is the author's purpose.
What is the reason an author writes something?
The definition of an inference.
What is an educated guess.
The definition of context clues.
Context clues are words in and around an unknown word or phrase.
These clues help the reader figure out the meaning of the word or phrase.
As brave as a lion.
What is a simile?
The date courses will lock.
What is May 19th?
Marsupials are a type of mammal. Female marsupials have a pocket that they use for carrying and protecting their babies. Most marsupials, such as kangaroos, wallabies, wombats, and koalas live in Australia. The only marsupial native to North America is the opossum.
What is the author's purpose for writing this?
To inform the reader about the marsupial.
The two things that must be present to make an inference.
What is text evidence and background knowledge.
A biography usually recounts the events in a person’s life in chronological order, or the order in which the events occurred.
The definition of chronological.
What is the order in which events occur?
The tree danced in the wind.
What is personification?
The school mascot.
What is the tigers?
What is to entertain?
In the backpack I found a compass, water bottle and a trail map. What is the activity planned for the person with this backpack?
A hike
The luscten mayor had taken bribes and stolen money.
The definition of luscten.
What is dishonest?
Seven snakes slithered slyly.
What is alliteration.
The two ways an author can develop characters.
What are indirect characterization and direct characterization?
What is to inform someone how to cook?
Edward was running as fast as he could. He could hear Jacob's footsteps close behind him. He tried to run faster, but it was no use. Within seconds, Jacob was by his side, and then ahead of him. A moment later both boys collapsed under the old oak tree in front of the school.
What were Edward and Jacob doing?
They were racing.
The unfamiliar word is defined in the same sentence or in a sentence that is close by in the text. This is generally the most helpful type of context clue.
What is definition?
I've told you a million times!
What is hyperbole?
I can be dangerous
• I might blow my top
• I am part of the Earth
• Mount Fuji is one of me
• I can be hot
What is a volcano?
The reason an author would write an article with the title "Five Reasons Why You Should Read A Wrinkle in Time."
What is to persuade you to read the book.
• I am smaller than the earth
• I reflect light from the sun
• I have craters
• Cows jump over me in rhymes
• I am miles from the earth
What is the moon?
Margaret had ambivalent feelings about attending the concert. She knew she’d enjoy the music, but she didn’t really want to go out in the rainy weather.
Definition of ambivalent.
What is mixed feelings.
Her eyes are ice.
What is a metaphor?
The author of the Secret Garden.