The author's message or "life lesson" about a topic.
What is theme?
100
Who or what the story is about
What is topic?
100
This author's purpose makes us laugh
What is entertain?
100
This common coordinating conjunction starts with the letter A
What is "and"?
100
To make into a solid mass
What is congeal?
200
Title, plot and conflict, characters and action, setting, images and stylistic elements
What are four clues to theme?
200
Informational text provides _______ information.
What is factual?
200
This author's purpose tries to get the reader to see their side of the argument.
What is persuade?
200
This coordinating conjunction starts with the letter s
What is "so"?
200
At the same time.
What is simultaneously?
300
As a reader, you will to ______ or guess the theme.
What is infer?
300
It takes a sentence to describe a theme, but a topic can be described in
What is "a word or two"?
300
This is the author's purpose in non-fiction text.
What is inform?
300
This coordinating conjunction starts with the letter Y
What is "yet"?
300
To throw away.
What is discard?
400
A theme can be ________ or not directly stated.
What is implicit?
400
Titles, subheadings, photos, captions and diagrams are examples of this_______.
What are text features used in informational text?
400
The reason the author is writing.
What is author's purpose?
400
This coordinating conjunction starts with the letter N
What is "nor"?
400
These words sound the same but have different spellings and different meanings
What is homophone?
500
A dog stole a steak from the butcher shop. When he looked into the water and saw his own reflection. Hmm he thought that dog looks dumb; I'll scare him and get him to drop his steak. As he opened his mouth to bark, the steak fell into the water and he lost it.
What is the theme: don't be greedy or you'll end up with nothing?
500
In the story the "Ugly Duckling," the duckling discovers he is actually a beautiful swan. What is the topic of tis story
What is individuality or being yourself?
500
The author's purpose is often not directly stated or,
What is implied or implicit?
500
This acronym helps us remember the most common coordinating conjunctions
What is FANBOYS?
500
To clue or hint about something that will happen later in a story.