Author's Purpose
A poem filled with figurative language creating the image of a morning sunrise.
Entertain
What is the root word in the word unimportant?
Important
The following are characteristics of which genre?
Verse, Stanza, Rhythm, Rhyme, Meter, Line Break
Poetry
Which part of this excerpt is the effect?
Bella fell down and scratched her knee.
scratched her knee
Identifies the topic of the text/ tells what the text will be about.
Title
A letter to the president of a company demanding that the company changes its product testing policies.
Persuade
What is the root word in the word immobile?
Mobile
The following are characteristics of which genre?
A very short story, where there are usually no more than 3 characters. The characters consist of animals acting like people. Includes trickery or one problem. Ends with a lesson (moral).
Fable
Which part of this excerpt is the cause?
In Hawaii, a volcano erupted, causing thousands to flee their home.
a volcano erupted
Tells the name of chapters and what page the chapters can be found.
Table of Contents
An article describing the political campaign of a mayor running for reelection.
Inform
What is the root word in the word inaccurate?
Accurate
The following are characteristics of which genre?
Main characters: Gods & Goddesses
Explains something that happens in nature, good=rewarded, bad=punished. Magic, unusual creatures, teaches a lesson.
Myth
Which part of this excerpt is the effect?
Thomas and Michael were best friends from Kindergarten through the 5th grade. During the summer following 5th grade, Thomas found out that him and his family were moving to another state. Thomas was very upset! He called Michael and told him the bad news.Thomas was very upset!
Tells the definitions of some of the words found in the text.
A short story, written by a middle school student, describing an imaginary civilization on Mars.
Entertain
What is the root word in the word triangle?
Angle
The following are characteristics of which genre?
Takes place during a real historical time, tells about a persons life in chronological order, written about people who have or have had important contributions to society.
Biography
Which part of this excerpt is the cause?
Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water,
Jack fell down and broke his crown,
and Jill came tumbling after.
Jack fell down
Explains what a photograph or illustration is about.
Caption
The instruction booklet included with the vacuum cleaner.
Inform
What is the root word in the word discovered?
Cover
The following are characteristics of which genre?
Some characters are invented, some are factual. Takes place in an authentic location and definite time period. Mixture of factual and fictional events. Main character involved in a conflict that is real for that time period.
Historical Fiction
Which part of this excerpt is the effect?
The itsy bitsy spider went up the water spout,
down came the rain and washed the spider out.
Up came the sun, and dried up all the rain,
and the itsy bitsy spider crawled up the spout again.
washed the spider out
Tells what page the reader can find certain topics.