Known as 3 purposes (or reasons) an Author writes a text.
What is Entertain, Persuade, or Inform?
Cindy woke up hungry and was angry for breakfast. She went downstair, and all she saw was expired milk when she opened the fridge. While she stared agrily at the shelves, her mother called out from the her room and said "Cindy! Grab your stuff! We are going to Mcdonalds for breakfast!"
Summarize these events in order using, Somebody, Wanted, But, So, Then.
What is - Cindy wanted to eat breakfast, but there was no food so she got angry. Then, her mom said they would go get mcdonalds for breakfast instead.
Example: This book reminds me of a time when I was at the park with my family. (Type of Connection)
What is a text to self connection?
When nobody answered the door, Goldilocks went inside the house. Goldilocks fell asleep in Baby Bear's bed. Goldilocks was hungry and ate Baby Bear's porridge. Goldilocks was eating the food when the bears walked in. After that, the bears scared her away so that she would never steal from anyone else ever again.
What is - Goldilocks wanted to eat but the bears came in the house. So the bears scared her away then she never stole from anyone again.
This is when you make a movie in your head while you read.
What is Visualizing?
Del and his friends went hiking. They set up their camp in an open clearing in the woods. The boys set up their tents and immediately went to gather wood to make a campfire. Del, Artie, and John walked through the trees to gather the wood that was on the ground. The sun began to go down behind the trees and Del realized he had forgotten his flashlight in his backpack. The boys hurried so they could and enough wood quickly and make it back to camp before dark. With arms full of firewood, the boys jogged back to the clearing and set the wood down next to the firepit.
What is -Del and his friends wanted to find firewood, but it was getting dark and they forgot a flashlight, so the boys searched for and found the wood quickly. Then, Del and his friends returned to camp before dark.
This is a type of question where I cannot find the answer in the book and have to think of it on my own and use the text to guide me.
What is a red light question?
Carrie was listening to the new headphones she had gotten for her birthday and looking forward to her visit with her dad when she heard the faint sound of an announcement. The flight attendant said, “The captain has turned on the fasten seat belt sign.” She was already buckled in her seat, but she looked around and saw other passengers looking for their seat belts. Suddenly, the plane began to shake and she heard a loud cry from a few rows behind her. The flight attendant, who was previously walking slowly through the aisle to check seat belts, quickly walked to her seat. She noticed her buckle up and hold on tightly. A wave of fear came over Carrie as she grabbed the armrest. As quickly as the turbulence began, it was over.
What is - Carrie wanted to listen to music, but there was turbulence on the flight, so Carrie and the other passengers buckled and held on. Then, the turbulence ended.
Draw your best dragon in 60 seconds.
DID YOU DRAW IT? DID YOU? DID YOU REALLY?
Elias was assigned a big project in his social studies class. He wanted to do well on the project, but he knew it was a lot of work. He thought it would be boring, too. Elias had two weeks until the due date. Elias could have gone home and started the project. Instead, he put it off. He went skateboarding with his friends at the park, and he played video games with his brother. When his mom suggested he clean his room, Elias happily cleaned. He chose to do anything other than the project. Elias suddenly panicked as he remembered the due date. The project was due tomorrow! He hadn’t even started. He was too afraid to tell his mom. She would not be happy about this. Immediately, Elias began scrambling to figure out how he could get the project done on time. At school the next day, Elias turned in his finished product. Elias was not proud of the work he had completed. He believed it would have been much better if he spent more time on it. Elias wished that he had been more responsible.
Use Somebody, wanted, But, So, Then format to write a summary
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