PIE
Hidden Figures
Main Thing
Structured Chaos
Eyewitness News
100

An article making fun of a company for changing their main product

entertain

100

Metaphor or simile?  He is as clever as a fox.

simile (like or as)

100
What is an EXCERPT?

Part of a book or article

100

describing something

description

100

a scientific diary of an experiment

primary

200

purpose means...

intention, reason, why

200

Give an example of personfication

example:  My car loves to go driving.  

200

Sums up the story in just one sentence

main idea

200

To discuss two opposing viewpoints

compare / contrast
200

News anchor

secondary source

300

A passage trying to sell you something

persuasion

300

Words that paint a scene

imagery

300
Can be the same for several different stories examples coming of age, love, revenge, etc

theme

300

step 1, step 2, step 3

sequential

300

An autobiographical account of WW2

primary source

400

A passage explaining how to change the oil in your car

inform

400

"I'm under the weather" is an example of...

an idiom (say one thing, mean another)

400

A main idea expanded to include 2-3 sentences...

summary

400

When something gets fixed

problem and solution

400

An encyclopedia article about WW2

secondary source

500

Name the 3 purposes of authors.

persuade, inform, entertain

500

Wow!  Bang! Pop! are examples of...

onomatopeia (sound imitations)

500

Central idea is...

the main idea.

500

first, next, then, time

chronological

500

Name the two kinds of sources.

primary, secondary