Author's Purpose
Text Structures
POV
Verb Tenses
Homophones
100
cookbook
What is inform?
100
author gives details of something to give the reader a mental picture
What is descriptive?
100
narrator is part of the story and uses pronouns like me and we
What is first person?
100
She will be going to the store on Saturday?
What is future tense?
100
He (warned, wore) us about the upcoming storm.
What is warned?
200
video game manual
What is inform?
200
the author discusses similarities and differences between people, things, or ideas
What is compare and contrast?
200
uses pronouns like you or your
What is second person?
200
He talks on the phone.
What is present tense?
200
He told his story (allowed, aloud) to the class.
What is aloud?
300
speech for class president (hint-this one has 2 author's purposes)
What is inform and persuade?
300
the author names a problem and gives 1 or more solutions
What is problem and solution?
300
narrator knows the feelings of more than one character
What is third person omniscient?
300
She built a model of the solar system.
What is past tense?
300
The library book was (due, dew) yesterday).
What is due?
400
song lyrics
What is entertain?
400
the author provides readers with chronological events or list of steps in a procedure
What is order and sequence?
400
narrator tells the thoughts and feelings of one character
What is third person limited?
400
He will pitch for the baseball game tomorrow.
What is future tense?
400
I was not sure (witch, which) way to go to get home.
What is which?
500
an article comparing and contrasting why dogs are better than cats (*2 author's purposes)
What is inform and persuade?
500
the author describes an event or several events and the events that follow or happen as a result of the event
What is cause and effect?
500
narrator does not reveal any character's thoughts or feelings
What is third person objective?
500
They climbed the hill in order to sled ride.
What is past tense?
500
The foggy (mist, missed) lay on the horizon.
What is mist?
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