Author's Purpose
A story about two friends who make up a game to play at recess.
What is entertain?
The seed will _____ when you water it.
What is sprout?
When I run down the hill, I'm afraid I will ____.
stumble
stumbel
What is stumble?
A title at the beginning of a section of a nonfiction book.
What is a heading?
Name the parts of a PLOT of a story.
What are characters, setting, problem, important events, solution?
An advertisement selling new fruit flavored gum.
What is persuade?
What is astonished?
I _____ my name at the top of my paper.
wrote
rote
What is wrote?
A line of text under a photograph or picture in a non fiction text.
What is a caption?
Wayne, the cowboy hopped on his saddle and rode around his ranch. The sun was setting as his horse galloped happily through the green grass. There were cows grazing in a field nearby and the sound of crickets echoed around them.
Who is the main character? What is the setting?
Who is Wayne the cowboy?
What is a ranch at sunset?
A chapter book about a boy getting into all sorts of trouble.
What is entertain?
I need your _____ on this problem, because I want to make a _____ decision.
What is advice?
What is sensible?
There is a lawn ____ in your yard.
gnome
knome
What is gnome?
Definitions or meanings of words are found here in a nonfiction book.
What is the glossary?
Write an example of a PROBLEM in a fiction story about a third grader. (One sentence)
What is losing your lunchbox on the playground?
An email to the mayor asking to repair the potholes in the street because they are making the community look unkept and ruining people's cars.
What is persuade?
The coach may _____ that you say _____ words to your teammates during the game.
What is encouraging?
police, rough, gnat, giant
What is giant, gnat, police, rough?
The glossary and index are organized in this way.
What is alphabetical order?
What is playing both games for part of recess?
What is flipping a coin?
What is playing one game that day and the other the next?
A nonfiction book with facts about elephants.
What is inform?
The sound of the light rain on my window was very ______.
A hurricane would be an example of a ______.
What is soothing?
What is catastrophe?
Use "knight" in a sentence.
What is
The knight had shiny, metal armor.
Nonfiction text features such as table of contents, captions, charts, headings, and the glossary help us read the story by...
What is (multiple answers)
Help us understand unknown words or topics.
Show us visuals or images to support our learning.
Break up information in smaller sections or parts.
Tell a problem that has happened in a story you've read recently.
Multiple answers.