Author's Purpose
Exaggeration
Vocab
Other ELA
ECT
100

Who is the audience of this reading? 

Students/ Kids 

100

What mood was assumed when the author talked about how wide the teachers eyes got before he finished his joke? 

Mad, Furious, Annoyed.
100

What is the definition of terror? 

An extreme fear of something. 

100

What is citing evidence? 

1. Direct Quotes 

2. Paraphrasing from a text 

100

When is your test? 

TOMORROW!

200

Did the author typically tell jokes in class? How do you know? 

No (examples from text) 

200

Did the author tell the funniest joke ever? 

No

200

How many vocabulary terms were we quizzed on? 

3

200

What is genre? 

A category

200

Who is Washington Middle School mascot? 

El Fuego
300

Why did the author tell the joke in class? 

To make his classmates laugh.

300

What did the author mean by "Voice flew across the room and nailed me to the back of my seat?" 

The voice startled him. 

300

What is the definition of history? 

A chronological record of a person or institution.

300

What was our main purpose of reading this text?

To understand author's purpose.

300
Name ONE of your principles here at WMS 
Mrs. Olsen 

Mr. Jensen 

Miss Marisol 

Mrs. Flowers 

400

What are the three main purposes an author might have for writing a story? 

1. To persuade 

2. To entertain 

3. To express author's feelings

400

Give two examples of someone exaggerating a story. 

Answers may vary. 

400

A result or effect of an action is a ______?

Consequence 

400

What is a noun? 

Person, place, thing, or object.

400

Who are out two librarians here? 

Mr. Tom and Mr. Dan

500
What was the author's purpose for writing this story? 

The author's purpose was to share a life changing moment. 

500

What was the point of using exaggerated language in the text? 

To set a mood and keep readers interested.

500

Create one sentence using these words. 

Terror 

History 

Apology

Answers may vary.

500

What is an adjective? 

Describing a noun.

500

DO YOU FEEL READY FOR YOUR TEST TOMORROW? 

Yes 

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