Author's Purpose
Point of View
Figurative Language
Prefixes/Suffixes
Random
100

What are the three types of tone/author's purpose? Explain each. 

Persuade: Convincing/ making you agree

Inform: Teaching/ telling information/facts

Entertain: having fun/ sharing feelings

100

We will walk to school tomorrow. 

What is the POV, How do you know?

1st person, "we"

100

She had the eyes of an eagle, always watching you. 

Which device is this and what does it mean?

Metaphor, she can see clearly like an eagle. 

100

This table has wheels, so it is ________________.

Movable

100

What are the two parts of setting?

Time and Place

200

What is the purpose/tone:

A book about what the cars of the future will be like.  

How do you know?

Entertain, because they are sharing their ideas which are NOT true, having fun

200

All day you use your phones. 

What is the POV, How do you know?

2nd, "you, your"

200

The leaves jumped off the trees to the ground. 

Which device is this and what does it mean?

Personification, showing how the leaves are moving off the trees like people would. 

200

Which two suffixes have the OPPOSITE meaning?

Less/ Ful

200

What are the two types of genre?

Fiction, Nonfiction

300

What is the purpose/tone:

An essay about the many uses of Google translate.  

How do you know?

Inform, they are giving us information about Google. 

300

I can't believe the year almost over. 

What is the POV, How do you know?

1st, "I"

300

My mom yells at me all day.

Which device is this and what does it mean?

Hyperbole, they are saying the mom yells all day which is too much/ not possible. 

300

My mom calls me ___________ because I make decisions without thinking. 

Thoughtless

300

What are the three types of connections to text?

Text to self, text to text, text to world

400

What is the purpose/tone:

An article about two people who need help raising money to send to war torn countries. 

How do you know?

Persuade, they want you to donate money. 

400

All day the teachers tell Jordan to be quiet. 

What is the POV, How do you know?

3rd person, "Jordan, teachers"

400

The book put me to sleep, like a parent putting their child to bed. 

Which TWO devices are used here and what do they mean?

Simile and Personification, comparing the book to people, and specifically parents.

400

I lost my keys so I had to ___________ my steps from this morning.

Retrace

400

Before clocks were made, people kept track of time by other means. In ancient Egypt, people used a water clock. Water dripped slowly from one clay pot into another. People measured time according to how long it took one pot to empty and the other one to fill. Candle clocks were common during the Middle Ages. As such, when a candle burned, marks on its side showed how much time had passed.

What is the main idea of this paragraph?

Clocks used to be very different. 

500

Give an example of each tone, one sentence for each. Topic: School

Persuade: School should be four days a week. 

Inform: There are many subjects you can study in school. 

Entertain: At school, me and my friends play volleyball. 

500

Share your answers with us on the board.

What is the POV, How do you know?

1st, "us"

500

Explain the irony in this picture:

The sign says keep off grass, but there is no grass. 

500

I tried to talk to her __________ but I was getting mad.

Patiently/ Calmly
500

What do we learn in the FIRST part of plot?

Setting and Characters