Authors Purpose
What was the Author's Purpose in "The First Americans"?
To Persuade
What is the definition of Connotation?
Cultural Meaning of a word
What is Setting?
Where something takes place
How is the setting described in, "We Beat The Street"?
A dirty place with glass bottles and litter in the streets.
According to the Tone Wheel, which basic emotion includes, "Aggressive"?
Anger
What was the Authors Purpose in "We Beat The Street"?
To Entertain
In the Word Family, which word is positive, negative, and neutral?
Home, House, Shack
Neutral: House
Positive: Home
Negative: Shack
What is the theme in a story?
The Message
In "We Beat the Street", what did the children learn in Ms. Johnson's classroom?
According to the tone Wheel, which basic emotion includes, "Lonely"?
Sadness
What are the three different types of Author's Purpose?
To Entertain, persuade, and Inform
In the Word Family, which word is positive, negative, and neutral?
Thin, Skinny, Slender
Neutral: Thin
Positive: Skinny
Negative: Slender
What is the mood in the story?
How the reader is feeling while reading
In "The First Americans", what problem were they fighting against? What were they arguing for?
Their history and culture be put into the history books.
According to the tone Wheel, which basic emotion includes, "Grateful"?
Happiness
What was the Author's Purpose in "Harriet Tubman"?
To Inform
In the word family, which word is positive, negative, and neutral?
Ask, Request, Demand
Neutral: Ask
Positive: Request
Negative: Demand
What is the tone of a story?
How the author feels
What were the two main things that Harriet learned from Ben that helped her survive later on?
The North Star and understanding the weather
According to the Tone Wheel, which basic emotion includes, "Threatened"?
Fear
What was the Author's Purpose in "Machines, not People Should Explore Space"?
To Persuade
In the word family, which word is positive, negative, and neutral?
Pet, Animal, Beast
Neutral: Animal
Positive: Pet
Negative: Beast
How can we tell what the author is feeling? In other words, the tone of the story?
Through Language and connotation
In the responses to "Machines not People, Should be Exploring space", which of the following was not a claim to argue for robots over humans?
A) They don't require oxygen
B) They are faster
c)They are inspiring
D)They don't have to return to earth
C) They are inspiring
According to the Tone Wheel, which basic emotion includes, "Judgmental"?
Disgust