Point of View
Author's Purpose
Theme
Prefixes
Grammar
100

What is Point of View?

The standpoint from which a text is written

100

Identify the Author's Purpose.

Knock! Knock! Who's there?  Cargo.  Cargo who? Cargo Beep Beep!

Entertain

100

What is theme?

The moral or lesson of the story

100

What does the prefix "re" mean? give an example

To do again

100

What is a run-on sentence?

A sentence that has 2 complete thoughts that "run in" to each other.

200

How do you know if a story is written in first person point of view?

The author uses words like I, me, we or our.

200

Identify the author's purpose.

Texas is a state in the southern United States.  The capital is Austin. The state bird is the Mockingbird and the state flower is the Bluebonnet.

Inform

200

What is the Theme of Cinderella?

Be true to yourself

Persevere through challenges

200

What does the prefix "un" mean?

not

200

What is a fragment?

A group of words that does NOT tell a complete thought

300

What words signal that a story is written in second person point of view?

The author uses words like you and your and is speaking to the reader directly.

300

Identify the authors purpose.

Do you want to be an artist?  Our Awesome Artists class will get you headed in the right direction.  You will be a famous artist in no time!

Persuade

300

What is the Theme of "The Koala who Could?"

Be willing to try new things

Have a CAN DO attitude 

300

What does the prefix "non" mean? give an example

not

300

Is the following a fragment or complete sentence?

I'm using my old backpack.

Sentence

400

Identify the point of view: I look forward to my monthly book club meeting. We are currently reading "Never Have Your Dog Stuffed by Alan Alda".

First person

400

Identify the Author's Purpose.

Come and get your very own Speedy Scooter! It will make you super fast and let you have tons of fun! You should definitely buy a brand new Speedy Scooter today!

Persuade

400

What is the Theme of Chrysanthemum?

Be true to you, Sharpen the Saw, Do things that make YOU happy

400

What does the word "nonsene" mean?

having no sense or makes no sense
400

Is the following a fragment or complete sentence?

The van.

Fragment

500

Identify the point of view: Once upon a time, there was a woman who discovered she had turned into the wrong person.

Third Person

500

What does persuade mean?


To try and get someone do to something or to make them think a certain way.

500

What is the theme of "Because of Winn-Dixie?"

In order to have a friend you must be a good friend

500

What does the word "repaint" mean?

to paint again

500

What is the complete predicate in the following sentence?

Larissa washed the clothes.

washed the clothes