Author's Purpose
What are the three types of author's purposes?
To inform, persuade, or entertain
What type of graphic feature is The Ovipositor Sequence on pg. 27?
A flow chart.
Who is the host?
Bob the Beetle
There is a _____ of grass.
Patch.
Who is Dahlia's prey as a nymph?
Tadpole
What is the author's purpose for writing pg. 27?
To inform the readers of the Ovipositor Sequence.
What is the graphic feature on pg. 18?
Illustrations of Dahlia's Predators
How many eggs does a dragonfly lay?
Over 800
What are larvae?
This text contains real information about
The life cycle of insects
What is the author's purpose for writing pg. 37?
To entertain
Diagrams are graphic features that contain
Labels and Parts
At the beginning of the story the host says Dahlia spent two years "fighting for her life." What does that mean?
She spent two years trying to survive as a nymph.
What is it called when Dahlia split out of her exoskeleton?
Molt
This story is fantasy because it has entertaining characters that are insects. They talk and share information about insects.
True or False?
True
What is the author's purpose for writing pg.18-19?
To inform the reader about the life cycle of insects.
What are three text features in the story?
Labels, italics, highlighted words, speech bubbles, etc.
Toward the end of the story Dahlia said I feel like a new insect? What does that mean?
She has changed because she grew wings.
What stage was Dahlia in when she slipped into the pond?
Nymph
This is a narrative nonfiction text because real scientific information is presented through a story with characters.
True or False?
True
What is the author's purpose for writing pg.42?
To inform the readers in an entertaining way.
What are three graphic features in the text?
At the end of the text, why does the host, Bob, say, "It's time for us to to buzz off." Why must he buzz off according to what we have learned about dragonflies?
He is scared Dahlia may eat him because he is now her prey.
Dahlias mom _______ her eggs into the patch of grass.
Deposited.
What genre's are "This is Your Life Cycle"?
Narrative nonfiction and Fantasy