"Skyscrapers do not literally scrape the sky, but are being constructed at greater and greater heights. The average skyscraper is now 1 mile tall."
What is the author's purpose?
To inform
100
"His parents weren't very talkative. They didn't chatter, or even argue."
What is the meaning of "chatter"?
To talk back and forth freely
100
What is another word for the climax of a story
Turning Point
200
Writing that tries to convince you to change your thinking or act in a certain way
Persuasive
200
Un as in untrue and unselfish
Not
200
"Please, dad, order us a pizza. It only costs $7 on Friday and mom already said it was okay. You wouldn't have to cook. I'll even go pick it up on my bike."
What is the author's purpose?
To persuade.
200
"I'm not superstitious like Elizabeth. She thinks her mom is a ghost and her dad is a dracula and her sister is a mummy and her brother is the wolfman."
What does "superstitious" mean?
Believing in myths or having particular beliefs not based on facts
200
What is the point of view: "You walk into the living room and turn on the television. You are watching television. You like to watch that television."
2nd person
300
Newspaper articles, television news
Informational
300
Pre as in preview and prehistorical
Before
300
Harry Potter, Divergent, The Hunger Games, The Scorch Trials
What is the purpose of these series?
To entertain
300
"Jerome and Sandrine had a heated argument about the spelling of the word 'argument.' Jerome argued that it is spelled 'rgyoomint' and Sandrine argued that it is spelled 'argument.'''
What is the meaning of "heated"?
1. the state of being hot
2. a high temperature
3. a raised/higher level
3. A raised/higher level
300
The end of a fiction story
Resolution
400
A book written by an author about their entire life.
Autobiography
400
Dis as in dislike and dismay
Not
400
"1. Take two slices of bread out of a larger bag of bread.
2. Make a sandwich
3. Eat"
What is the author's purpose?
To instruct
400
"Some say that the telephone was invented by Bill Clinton. However, historians have proved this belief to be inaccurate."
What is the meaning of "inaccurate"?
Not true
400
What is the point of view: "I walked my dog on the sun and the flames were too hot for either of us. We didn't survive. I should have never taken my dog for a walk on the surface of the sun."
First person
500
A true story written by an author about a specific period of their life
A true story written by an author about a specific period of their life
500
Co as in cooperate and coordinate
With or together
500
What is the purpose of most newspaper articles?
To inform
500
"'Celery is not a substantial snack,' I argued.
'You eat that celery or I'll give you a substantial smack," my mom screamed."
What is the meaning of the word "substantial"?
High quality or large degree
500
What is the point of view: "John took his dog, John "Woof" Jr. , for a walk on the sun, but it was too hot for them. The sun, John "Heat" Sr., burned them quite badly, but it was not intentional."