If you see a problem in your community or have an idea of how to make things better, get active.
What is to persuade?
100
Uses pronouns such as: I and Me
What is first person?
100
How the author tells the story.
What is point of view?
100
He, She, They, We, etc.
What are pronouns?
100
That evening, as he sat at home in his book-filled living room.
What is third person?
200
Volunteering is an important part of American life. Everyone can make a difference.
What is to persuade?
200
Uses pronouns such as: He, She, or They
What is third person?
200
First person, Second person, Third person.
What is point of view?
200
Headings, Subheadings, Bolded Words, etc.
What are text features?
200
"Are they here because of the hurricane, I asked softly."
What is first person?
300
Bt corn is a genetically modified food. To make Bt corn, scientist change the genetic code of corn.
What is to inform?
300
Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Gulf Coast of the United States when I was nine years old.
What is third person?
300
They have a position or point of view about the topic they write about.
What is author's point of view?
300
Compare/Contrast, Cause/Effect, Problem/Solution, etc.
What are text structures?
300
Elizabeth began to draw lines through all the laws she opposed in her father's law books.
What is third person?
400
The three branches of government: The Legislative Branch creates laws; The Executive Branch carries out laws; The Judicial Branch settles disputes about the laws.
What is to inform?
400
Judy's family had lived in Manfork for generations. Judy grew up there swimming and fishing in the river. She raised a daughter there.
What is third person?
400
What an author uses to let the readers "hear" and "see" what takes place in a story, poem or essay.
What is point of view?
400
The details that supports your stance or position.
What are details or evidence?
400
That living thing could be a plant, a bacterium, a virus or even an animal. These foods are called genetically modified foods or GM foods. The goal of GM foods is to create foods that can survive insects or harsh conditions or can grow faster. But are these advancements in agriculture good for us?
What is first person?
500
"Snort City is a disgrace!" he said to polite applause. "We need to be more like Pumpkinville. That means no more sloppiness, no more silliness, and no more foolish behavior."
What is to entertain?
500
About Dad's childhood in segregated Waycross, Georgia, and Mom's love for Harlem, the part of New York City where she grew up. Other times we talked about big ideas like democracy.
What is first person?
500
They present reasons and evidence to share what to present in the text.
What is author's purpose or point of view?
500
Going back to the text for multiple readings to gain deeper understanding of the text.
What is close reading?
500
The storm had formed in hot and humid tropical weather and then traveled north. It had come so close to Texas that I worried it would strike is in Houston.