Author's Purpose
A story about a family trying to stick together and survive through the Great Depression in the Midwest in the 1930s
Author's Purpose: Inform / Entertain / Persuade
Explain Your Answer: (one or two sentences)
Author's Purpose: Entertain
Explain Your Answer:
Stories are written to entertain. This is a story of a family in 1930s. It may or may not based on a true story.
Vince Thunder waved to the crowd one more time before he put on his motorcycle helmet. The crowd cheered uproariously. Vince looked down the ramp and across the 17 school busses that he was about to attempt to jump. It was a difficult trick and everything would need to go right for him to nail it. His cape blew in the wind. As Vince hoped on his motorcycle and started down the ramp, he noticed something that he had not seen before. There was large oil slick at the end of the ramp. He attempted to stop the bike, but it was too late. He had already built up too much momentum...
What event is most likely to occur next?
What evidence from the text supports your prediction?
Vince is likely to fall off from his bike or otherwise fail in his attempt.
-I believe this because in the text it mentions that everything has to go right for him to land the trick. There's an oil slick at the end of the ramp. He hesitated. It was too late to reverse. The combination of these factors makes it likely that he will not succeed his attempt.
Every day after work Paul took his muddy boots off on the steps of the front porch. Alice would have a fit if the boots made it so far as the welcome mat. He then took off his dusty overalls and threw them into a plastic garbage bag; Alice left a new garbage bag tied to the porch railing for him every morning. On his way in the house, he dropped the garbage bag off at the washing machine and went straight up the stairs to the shower as he was instructed. He would eat dinner with her after he was “presentable,” as Alice had often said.
What type of job does Paul do?
How do you know this?
Paul works some kind of job that requires him to get dirty.
Paul's clothes are dirty everyday.
A penny for your thoughts? If it’s a 1943 copper penny, it could be worth as much as fifty thousand dollars. In 1943, most pennies were made out of steel since copper was needed for World War II, so the 1943 copper penny is ultra-rare. Another rarity is the 1955 double die penny. These pennies were mistakenly double stamped, so they have overlapping dates and letters. If it’s uncirculated, it’d easily fetch $25,000 at an auction. Now that’s a pretty penny.
Summarize this paragraph in one sentence. Be specific and clearly explain the main idea.
This paragraph is about valuable and rare pennies.
1. Create a title for the passage related to the main idea.
2. Accurately summarize the text.
3. Highlight or underline key ideas in each passage.
4. Draw the text.
Picture this: a herd of elephants flies past you at sixty miles per hour, followed by a streak of tigers, a pride of lions, and a bunch of clowns. What do you see? It must be a circus train! One of the first uses of the circus train is credited to W.C. Coup. He partnered with P.T. Barnum in 1871 to expand the reach of their newly combined shows using locomotives. That's another word for train. You see, before trains, moving the circus was hard. They had to lug around all their animals, performers, and equipment with a team of more than 600 horses. Since there were no highways, these voyages were rough and took a long time. Circuses would stop at many small towns between the large venues. Performing at many of these small towns was not very profitable. Because of these limitations, circuses could not grow as large as the imaginations of the operators. After they began using circus trains, Barnum and Coup only brought their show to large cities. These performances were much more profitable and the profits went toward creating an even bigger and better circus. More stages or "rings" were added and the show went on. Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Circus relied on the train to transport their astounding show until they went defunct in 2017.
Example Title:
Circus Train: Changing the Way They Operated
Summary: Circuses used to have a difficult time to travelling and had to stop at many small towns along the way. Trains allowed circuses to travel easily from large city to large city.
Drawing...
A section in a history book describing the conditions and causes of the Great Depression in the Midwest in the 1930s
Author's Purpose: Inform / Entertain / Persuade
Explain Your Answer: (one or two sentences)
Author's Purpose: Inform
Explain Your Answer: This text provides information about the Great Depression. It is to inform.
Rex sat at the mouth of the alley and chewed the bone that he had found by the dumpster. It was a meaty bone that had belonged to a larger animal, perhaps a state fair prize winning pig. Rex was attracted to the bone by its strong scent. Apparently, he was not the only one who could smell it. He heard the jangle of tags behind him and turned to see a larger dog. Rex released the bone and began growling at the other dog. The other dog began growling at Rex. The two dogs inched toward one another, maintaining eye contact. Each began growling louder as the other approached within striking distance...
What event is most likely to occur next?
What evidence from the text supports your prediction?
The two dogs are probably going to fight
I believe this because they are growling at one another. Neither dog is backing down and they are getting closer. They are probably going to fight over the bone.
Crack! Thunder struck and rain poured. Max stared blankly out the window, trying to contain his emotions that raged like the weather. He was beginning to lose it. Dropping the kite from his hand, Max broke out into full sobs. His mother comforted him, “There, there, Max. We’ll just find something else to do.” She began to unpack the picnic basket that was on the counter and offered him a sandwich. Max snapped, “I don’t wanna sand-mich!” A flash from the sky lit up the living room. Boom! Mom sighed.
What was Mom planning on doing today?
She was going to take Max on a picnic.
She unpacks a picnic basket.
Before you put on that skeleton costume and rove door-to-door pandering for candy, take a minute to reflect on this tradition. Halloween is believed to have come from an ancient Celtic festival dating back some 2,000 years. November 1st was the Celtic New Year and marked the end of summer to the Celts. They celebrated on its eve by wearing costumes made of animal skins and dancing around bon fires. Over the next two millennia, this primitive celebration grew to be the candy fueled costume ball that we know today.
What would be an appropriate title?
The Origins of Halloween
An article where the author argues that an iPhone is better than an Android phone.
Author's Purpose: Inform / Entertain / Persuade
Explain Your Answer: (one or two sentences)
Author's Purpose: Persuade
Explain Your Answer: The author is attempting to influence the reader. It is written to persuade.
John sat in the classroom and drew pictures of the Tatakai Fighting Warriors in his notebook while his teacher lectured about biology or something. He didn't really know for sure. The last thing he remembered her saying was that there would be a test tomorrow. His heart jumped. He went home to study for the test, but he was soon drawn to his Game Box. He played Tatakai Fighting Warriors long into the night. When his alarm clock rang the next day, he was too tired to hit the snooze button, so he let it beep for about 20 minutes before he got up and went to school. As she had promised, the teacher has prepared a test. She reviewed the testing procedures and directions with the class and then passed out the test. John looked at his test and scratched his head...
What event is most likely to occur next?
What evidence from the text supports your prediction?
John is probably going to fail his test.
John did not pay attention to his lecture. He did not study, and he did not get proper rest; therefore, he is likely to fail his test.
“Tommy!” Mom called out as she walked in the front door. “Tommy,” she continued shouting, “I sure could use some help with these groceries. There was still no reply. Mom walked into the kitchen to put the grocery bags down on the counter when she noticed shattered glass from the picture window all over the living room floor and a baseball not far from there. “I’m going to kill you, Tommy!” Mom yelled to herself as she realized that Tommy’s shoes were gone.
What happened to the window? How do you know this?
Tommy broke the window playing baseball. Tommy ran away and the baseball is evidence.
When one hears the term "reality" applied to a show, one might expect that the events portrayed occurred naturally or, at the least, were not scripted. This is not always the case. Many reality shows occur in unreal environments, like rented mansions occupied by film crews. Such living environments do not reflect what most people understand to be "reality." Worse, there have been accusations that events not captured on film were later restaged by producers. Worse still, some involved in the production of "reality" television claim that the participants were urged to act out story lines premeditated by producers. With such accusations floating around, it's no wonder many people take reality TV to be about as real as the sitcom.
What is the main idea?
This paragraph is about how reality television isn't always "real".