Author's Purpose
Who is the audience of this reading?
Students/ Kids
What mood was assumed when the author talked about how wide the teachers eyes got before he finished his joke?
What is the definition of terror?
An extreme fear of something.
What is citing evidence?
1. Direct Quotes
2. Paraphrasing from a text
When is your test?
TOMORROW!
Did the author typically tell jokes in class? How do you know?
No (examples from text)
Did the author tell the funniest joke ever?
No
How many vocabulary terms were we quizzed on?
3
What is genre?
A category
Who is Washington Middle School mascot?
Why did the author tell the joke in class?
To make his classmates laugh.
What did the author mean by "Voice flew across the room and nailed me to the back of my seat?"
The voice startled him.
What is the definition of history?
A chronological record of a person or institution.
What was our main purpose of reading this text?
To understand author's purpose.
Mr. Jensen
Miss Marisol
Mrs. Flowers
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
Give two examples of someone exaggerating a story.
Answers may vary.
A result or effect of an action is a ______?
Consequence
What is a noun?
Person, place, thing, or object.
Who are out two librarians here?
Mr. Tom and Mr. Dan
The author's purpose was to share a life changing moment.
What was the point of using exaggerated language in the text?
To set a mood and keep readers interested.
Create one sentence using these words.
Terror
History
Apology
Answers may vary.
What is an adjective?
Describing a noun.
DO YOU FEEL READY FOR YOUR TEST TOMORROW?
Yes