Authors Purpose
A document telling you why you should not eat animal products.
an amazing happening that cannot be explained by science
What is miraculous?
having to do with education and schools
What is scholastic?
What was Jerry Spinelli's first writing piece?
A poem
One winter morning, Mr Wilson found a man standing in the middle of the front yard. The man stayed in the yard for several weeks, but Mr Wilson didn’t mind. Eventually, the man disappeared. Who was he?
A Snowman
A book of jokes!
Entertain
the act of chasing something
What is pursuit?
disputed; argued against
What is contested?
Spinelli means this when he says, "His legs were jet-propelled".
What is the running back was really, really fast?
A detective told his wife he’d be home at 8:30 and came home at 8:30. Then why was the detective’s wife angry with him?
He said he’d be home at 8:30 P.M and came home at 8:30 A.M!
A chapter in a math book.
Inform
made use of
What is employed?
a wise teacher or advisor who offers guidance and support
What is mentor?
But Branca, swearing on his soul, "You shall not pass by me,"means this about Branca.
What is Branca is determined to stop the runner?
What big event happened to me over the summer?
I got engaged!
"I did not eat your homework!" the dog said.
Entertain
to have something taken away or denied
What is deprived?
a person guilty of misdeed or crime
What is culprit?
This is the most likely reason Jerry Spinelli wrote "Knots in My Yo-yo String".
What is to explain how he became a writer?
What genre is the Jerry Spinelli story?
Non-Fiction
The book, Knots in my Yo Yo String
Inform
a great commotion or noise
What is tumult?
in a stern or forbidding manner
What is grimly?
The word resident in, "The college student is a resident of the apartment building," means this.
What is one who lives in a certain place?
What month is my birthday in?
February