Author Purpose and POV
Why do Author's write: 4 reasons
To describe, inform, entertain, or persuade
An acrostic is a type of
(FATHER'S DAY)
poem
What we use to Summarize a story
SPOT
Nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, conjunctions, and prepositional phrases are all
PARTS OF SPEECH
A comma
What person is a diary or journal written in?
First person
Written in first person, a "book" for yourself
Diary or journal
What do we use to answer an open-ended question?
RACES
A kind of sentence that gives a direction
Command/Imperative
When, Did, Can, How are all ways to
start an interrogative ( )
When the narrator is not in the story, what Point of View is it?
Third Person
It Takes Talent is an example of a
Reader's Theatre or Play
When you tell what is alike and different from 2 different sources
compare and contrast
Who gave Eva the advice to: Watch the Stage, Observe the Players, and Don't Neglect the Details
Mr. Simms
Six is the Trix is the phrase that helps with
Dialogue/Quotations
A biography or autobiography was written to:
Inform
Storyworks is an example of a
Magazine/Publications
When you state your opinion, 3 reasons with details, and a closing- you've written a
Claim, Thesis, Argumentative Essay
What did the Chinese workers in the 1800s help us do?
Build the Transcontinental Railroad
I am used for contractions and to show ownership/possession
The Amazing Apostrophe
Freak the Mighty was a novel written to:
Entertain
A story that informs about someone's life is called a
Biography
Sandra Saunderson, Star of the Stage, Screen and Sensational Soap Opera
This is alliteration
Eva sat down, unwrapped her Danish, and stared helplessly at the blank pages of her notebook.
What is this an example of?
Rule of 3
What goes around the words that come out of someone's mouth?
Quotes/Quotation Marks