Author's Purpose
The _______________ is the reason or reasons the author has for writing.
Hint: P.I.E. (Persuade, Inform, or Entertain)
What is the author's purpose.
Events in a story occur in a certain order, or _________,
What is sequence.
Which does the word "empty" mean?
If something is empty, there is nothing in it.
Where did the story "The Nest" take place?
In the classroom at school.
In the text, "The Nest", who asked the students to journal what they saw in their notebooks?
Mrs. Web, the classroom teacher.
Teachers write letter to your parents to _____________ them of upcoming events.
Hint: Think of (P.I.E)
What is inform.
Is this true or false?
Putting a story in order, or sequence, makes it harder for the reader to understand what the story is about.
What is false.
What does the word, "exclaimed" mean?
Something was said in an exciting way.
Who are the three characters at the beginning of the story, "The Nest"?
Who are Quin, Jen, and Max.
What was the nest made of in the text, "The Nest"?
What is twigs.
When Lily wanted to plant a strawberry garden, she wrote a letter to her mom to ____________ her.
What is to persuade.
Sequence the following 3 events:
I went to school.
I had a wonderful lunch.
I woke up bright and early excited to go to school.
I woke up bright and early excited to go to school.
I went to school.
I had a wonderful lunch.
What does the word, "twigs" mean?
Twigs are small, thin branches from a tree or bush.
When do you think the story "The NEST" takes place?
The story takes place in the morning.
What kind of bird did the students see through their classroom window?
What is a mockingbird
P.I.E stands for ____________, ___________, and ____________.
What is persuade, inform, or entertain
What happened last in the text, "The Nest"
- The students journaled what they saw in the nest
- The baby birds flew away
- Quin called his friends over to see the nest.
What is the baby birds flew away.
What does the word "soon" mean?
If something will happen soon, it will happen a short time from now.
In the middle of the story, how did the baby birds learn how to fly?
Mom and dad taught them how to fly.
Why was the nest quiet at the end of the story?
The baby birds were able to fly and flew away.
Books all about Sharks, Trains, or Wheels give lots of information. The author's purpose of these books is to _______________.
What is to inform.
What happened at the beginning of the story "The Nest"?
- The students saw the Mother bird keep the eggs warm
- Quin told his friends to come and see the nest through the classroom window
- The father bird fed the baby birds.
What is Quin told his friends to come and see the nest through the classroom window
What does the word "sequence" mean?
To put things in order.
In the middle of the story, what did the students observe through their classroom window?
The mom and dad fed the birds, they learned how to fly, and the mom sat on the eggs to keep them warm.
What did the mom and dad feed the baby birds in the text, "The Nest"?
What are berries and worms