Definitions
These words have the same or similar meanings
What are synonyms?
The acronym we use to help us remember author's purpose
What is PIE?
The letters added in front of a base word to change its meaning
What is prefix?
Used to find all the meanings of a word
What is dictionary?
Dark writing
What is bold?
The reason an author writes about a topic
What is author's purpose?
The author's purpose when writing a comic book
What is entertain?
The letters added behind a base word to change its meaning
What is suffix?
What I would use to find a word with the same meaning as kind
What is thesaurus?
Slanted writing
What is italics?
Words that have the same spelling, but different meanings and sometimes different sounds
What are homographs?
The author's purpose for writing a recipe
What is inform?
-ed
What is past tense?
Used to find antonyms for words
What is thesaurus?
Used to tell what the symbols on a map represent
What is legend?
When you don't know the meaning of a particular word when reading, you use these to try and figure it out
What are context clues?
The author's purpose for writing an article about why snacks should be allowed during class
What is persuade?
-s or -es
What is plural?
Used to find the meaning of the word fish as it is used in a science textbook
What is glossary?
A picture that someone drew
What is illustration?
A particular type or category of written texts
What is genre?
The author's purpose for writing a letter home to parents telling them about the new drive-up procedures
What is inform?
-ing
What is present tense or happening now?
Used to out if the word "love" can be used as a noun and a verb
What is dictionary?
This gives a brief explanation of graphic features such as photographs, illustrations, charts, tables
What is caption?