Author's Purpose
READING Tips
True or False STAAR tips
Questions from the POEM
Inferences
100
Ads, Commericals, Articles are examples of this author's purpose- Strong support evidence, Pro v. Con
What is PERSUADE?
100
To understand new words or words you don't know, you use these.
What are Context Clues?
100
Non-Fiction stories are
What is True, stories (expository)?
100
How are the train and the speaker similar?
What is A- Like the train that has a schedule to keep, the speaker has an approaching responsibility.
100
Julie and her mother went shopping. First, they went to the bank. Inside the bank there was a large box where money was kept. Julie's mother told Julie not to touch the box or an alarm would go off. Julie touched the box by mistake. Make a prediction about what will happen.
What is "An alarm will go off"?
200
Focus on timelines, facts, dates and numbers are examples of this type of Author's purpose.
What is to Inform?
200
Reading before, with (the word) and after is called what strategy?
What is Read 3 Strategy?
200
Fiction stories are
What is False stories?
200
Which line from the poem best expresses the speaker's sense of dread?
What is H? Line 8:When I lie in wait
200
There are many different ways of going to school. In some desert countries, children go to school in tents. These people move across the desert, carrying the tent school with them. In some hot countries, children go to school outside all year long. They do not sit in buildings. The sit on the grass. Make an inference about why children in hot countries go to school outside all year long.
What is "It would be too hot to have school inside a building so they sit on the cool grass"?
300
Stories with Plot: Characters, conflict, setting and theme are examples of which Author's purpose?
What is entertain/narratives?
300
Main idea equals.
What is who + what?
300
You should stay up ALL NIGHT playing video games and texting your friends?
What is FALSE?!!!!!
300
The train is important to the poem because it represents
What is H? Following a planned routine
300
Pete called Ted Tuesday afternoon and invited him to come to his house after dinner to watch a movie. It had been a long, boring day, and Ted was excited to have something to do. After dinner, he hopped on his bike and pedaled over to Pete's house. The house was dark, and when he rang the bell, there was no answer. Ted turned around, hopped back on his bike, and rode home. Make an inference about why Ted rode home
What is "Nobody was home"?
400
Text that gives directions is an example of which Author's purpose?
What is Explain?
400
Key Points, Title, Dates, Facts, ideas, are all things you should.
What is highlight?
400
You should bring your backpack.
What is False?
400
The poet uses a simile in lines 23 and 24 to reveal that the speaker to reveal that the speaker?
What is G? Cannot get comfortable
400
Tami loved biking. She had biked in all kinds of weather. She had been planning this bike trip for weeks. Today was going to be great. She woke up early and looked out the window. It was raining! Make a prediction about whether or not Tami will go on her bike trip today.
What is ""Tami will go on her bike trip even though it is raining"?
500
Four letters that help you remember Author's Purpose.
What is P.I.E.E?
500
During a test what rule should you remember, when looking at the ANSWER CHOICES?
What is RULE of 4? C, C/R, R/F, F
500
YOU ARE GOING TO DO YOUR BEST! and make YOURSELF PROUD?
What is TRUE!!
500
BONUS: The metaphor in the first stanza is used to emphasize that the.. A-speaker behaves like a small child on the weekend B-Speaker's weekend of fun and relaxation is over C-Speaker uses the weekend to organize things D-Speaker's time is wasted during the weekend
What is B? Speaker's time is wasted during weekend
500
Sparta and Athens were Greek cities. Long ago, the people of both cities sent their children to school. The children learned different things there. In Sparta, the children went to school outdoors. They learned how to jump and run. They learned how to dance. They learned how to play many different games. In Athens, only boys went to school. They learned how to read, write, and speak correctly. They learned how to count and use numbers. Make an inference about schooling for girls in Sparta and Athens.
What is Girls went to school in Sparta but not in Athens?
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