Author's Purpose
What is the main character's name?
Anna Mary Robertson Moses
In paragraph 5, the word beautiful means
full of beauty
What was the protagonist's nickname?
Grandma Moses
How can snow dance in paragraph 5?
The sparkle made it look like it moved.
What happened at the end?
She painted twenty-five pictures on her last year of life.
What words best describe the protagonist?
Determined and creative
In paragraph 6, the inflectional ending -ed helps understand that painted means-
that the action of to paint already happened, past tense
What happened first?
She sewed pictures on cloth.
Which sentence tells the reader that Grandma Moses did not paint all of her life?
She became a painter in 1935.
In paragraph 5, the inflectional ending of -ing helps understand that carrying means
the action of to carry an object is happening now, present tense
Read the sentences and answer the question below.
1. Grandma Moses sewed pictures on cloth.
2. Her hands began to hurt.
3. _________?__________
4. She copied pictures from postcards
Which event belongs in the missing space?
She became a painter
What is the author's purpose for writing Grandma Moses?
To inform about Grandma Moses life events about painting.
Which paragraph tells what Grandma Moses used for paint?
Paragraph 3
What happened after Grand Moses painted pictures about sugaring off?
She added glitter to her paintings.