Text Organization
What type of text organization does the author use when they describe different aspects of the topic?
Description
What are the facts that support and elaborate on the main idea of a text?
Supporting details
What is the center of the Earth made out of?
The center of the Earth is made out of.....
Which homophone belongs where?
To, too, or two
I would love to go _____ the park at _________!
I would love to go TO the park at TWO!
In an informational text the author's purpose is to what?
Inform the reader
What type of text organization does the author use when he tells the sequence of events from the beginning, normally using dates?
Chronological Order
What is the perspective from which a story is written called?
Point of View
How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop?
It takes ______ licks to get to the center of a Tootsie pop.
What city will host the Olympics this year?
Paris, France
What is most likely the author's purpose for writing a Drama?
To entertain the reader
What type of text organization did the author use in Bear's Life when he described the similarities and differences of the types of bears?
Compare and Contrast
What are the words and phrases in a text that help the reader determine the meaning of unknown words?
Context Clues
Who is the funniest Fourth grade teacher?
The funniest Fourth grade teacher is.......
Mrs. Green
What was the title of the realistic fiction book we read at the beginning of the year?
A Whole New Ballgame
What is most likely the author's purpose in an argumentative text?
To persuade the reader
What type of text organization does the author use when he explains an issue then describes how that issue was solved?
Problem and solution
What is the real-world life lesson that a text teaches the reader?
Theme
Why is Chick Fil A so dang delicious?
Chick Fil A is so dang delicious because.....
What does the word perplexing mean?
Confusing
Can you name 3 of the 5 author's purposes we have talked about this year?
Persuade
Inform
Explain
Entertain
Describe
What type of text organization does the author use when he describes a situation that occurred and then explains what changes happened afterward?
Cause and effect
What do you call the key events that happen during the story; may include a conflict to be overcome?
Plot
How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
A woodchuck would chuck _____ pieces of wood if a woodchuck could chuck wood.
How many kids do all the fourth grade teachers have combined?
19!!!
Jackson 5, Green 5 (plus 3 step kids), Allison 2, Lacey 2, Aaron 2, and Prentice 3.
Informational, Biography, Autobiography, and Argumentative text are examples of what type of writing?
Non-Fiction