The Arctic Ocean is the smallest ocean, but it is still bigger than the United States. This sentence was written for this purpose?
What is to Inform
100
A story that is make believe belongs to this genre.
What is Fiction
100
to examine carefully and in detail
What is analyze
100
to make a judgement based on evidence
What is Evaluate
100
The night before the MAP Test day you go to sleep on time, eat a good breakfast and come to school before the before 8:45
What is Being Prepared and Responsible
200
Everyone should go to college at MIZZOU because they are the best college team in the entire nation. This sentence was written for this purpose.
What is to Pursuade
200
A story that is true and usually contains facts is this.
What is Non-Fiction
200
using the surrounding words or sentences to help give meaning to a specific word or phrase
What is Context Clue
200
use of facts and inferences to make a judgement or decision
What is Draw Conclusions
200
and author's reason for writing -
to inform
to entertain
to pursuade
What is Author's Purpose
300
Why wasn't Cinderella good at basketball? She had a pumpkin for a coach, and she ran away from the ball. These sentences were written for this purpose.
What is to Entertain
300
This genre usually has an evil character, magical elements and ends with "lived happily ever after."
What is Fairy Tale
300
to tell how things are alike
What is Compare
300
using one's own words to express the main ideas in what has been read
What is Paraphrase
300
Categories used to classify literature and writing
What is Genre
400
Directions that come with a bike are written for what reason?
What is to Inform
400
Written in verse and rhyme. This is usually less than a page of writing
What is Poetry
400
to explain how things are different
What is contrast
400
to make a brief statement about the essential ideas or major points in a text
What is Summarize
400
The man ran the marathon and couldn't get enough to drink. What can we infer?
What is .....He is very thirsty
500
Someone writes some poetry for people to read for what purpose?
What is to Entertain
500
A true story about someone's life.
What is a Biography
500
to think about and write one's views in response to a text
What is Reflect
500
a graphic organizer using two circles overlapping and used to compare and contrast
What is a Venn Diagram
500
I bought Dan a present because it was his birthday. What word connects the cause and effect part of this sentence?