Author's Purpose
Fiction/Nonfiction
Cause and Effect
Vocabulary
Figures of Speech
100

A text with the title: "Recess is the Most Important Part of the School Day!"

Persuasive

100

An Autobiography

Nonfiction

100

What is the effect of the pan being hot?

She dropped the pan because it was hot. 

She dropped the pan

100
She had to ________ the recipe because her friend had allergies.


Modify    or     explicit

modify

100

She was elated when she got a 100% on her test


What do you think elated means?

happy

200

A story about a boy who goes on an adventure with a talking dog. 

Entertain

200
A History Text Book

Nonfiction

200

What is the cause of the plant growing. 

She watered the plant and it grew. 

She watered it

200

The teacher asked questions to test the students ____________.

implicit    OR     comprehension

comprehension

200

He finished his book and decided to call it a day!

What does this mean?

He's done working for the day

300

The biography of George Washington.

Inform

300

A Handy Manny script

Fiction

300

What is cause and effect?

He was so excited because it was almost Christmas. 

cause: it was almost Christmas

effect: he was so excited

300

Although it wasn't _________ in the text, he knew the character was sad. 

implicit      OR      summarize

implicit

300

She wanted to abolish the rule of not hats in school.

What does abolish mean?

keep   OR   get rid of

get rid of

400

A cookbook

Inform

400

Pete the Cat Books

Fiction

400

What is the cause and effect?

She was hungry so she made a snack. 

cause: she was hungry

effect: she made a snack

400

She used the graphic organizer to ___________ the story. 

exhaust   OR    summarize

summarize

400

To avoid a conflict she apologized to her brother. 

What does conflict mean?

fight     OR       help

fight

500

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

Entertain

500

A list of items to recycle and not recycle

Non-fiction

500

What is the cause and effect?

He fell because his shoe was untied. 

Cause: his shoe was untied

Effect: he fell

500

She wasn't _________ to the idea but needed to think it through.

opposed    OR     escalate

opposed

500

When she won the race she said "I brought my A game today!"

What does A game mean?

best game