Author's Purpose
What is author's purpose?
his or her reason for writing the text
What is another word for root word?
Base word
What is a verb?
A person, place or thing.
Why did people travel West in the 1800s?
They were looking for new opportunities such as new jobs, new land and more resources.
What is theme?
Theme is the message in a story.
2 PART QUESTION:
What does P stand for? What does it mean?
Persuade; to try to get someone to do something
What is a prefix?
A word part that comes at the beginning of a word.
Choose the correct verb tense for the sentence below:
The steamboat __________ the mail.
a. delivering
b. delivered
c. were delivered
b. delivered
Why was the journey West in the 1800s difficult?
people could die from disease, heatstroke or frostbite. They did not have ideal resources like food and shelter while they were traveling. They also faces harsh conditions and bad weather.
Why did Chief Joesph write his speech?
To inform the US generals he was surrendering.
2 PART QUESTION:
What does I stand for? What does it mean?
Inform; it means to give someone information about a topic
What is a suffix?
A word part that comes at the end of a word.
In the 1800s, pioneers __________ to Oregon.
a. were traveled
b. travels
c. traveled
c. traveled
What are two terrible events that happened to Catherine and her family on their way to Oregon?
Her father passed away and Catherine fell off a wagon and broke her leg.
Why did the Pony Express shut down?
Due to the invention of the telegraph, the PE was no longer needed.
2 PART QUESTION:
What does E stand for? What does it mean?
Entertain; to make the reader laugh or engage them
What is the root in the word transported?
+2 EXTRA points - what does it mean?
it means to carry
a. shows
b. were showing
c. was show
a. shows
What did settlers have to do once they arrived to Oregon? (3 things)
Settlers had to chop down tress to build houses, grow crops and hunt/search for meat.
What does confine mean? When have you been confined to a place?
to keep someone or something in one place
What is the author's purpose of "From Across The Plains"?
Catherine Sager wrote her memoir to inform people about her life experiences and to give information as to what it was like to travel West in the 1800s.
What is the root in the word instructed?
+2 EXTRA points - what does the root mean?
struct
to build
Write a sentence using the following past tense verb:
climbed
Why did Chief Joesph surrender to the US Army Generals? (HINT: there are 4 reasons!)
1. Many people in the tribe were killed
2. He was tired of fighting the US Army
3. The NP Tribe did not have any resources and their children were freezing
4. Many tribe members ran away
Why do we put quotation marks when we are writing sentences found in stories or different texts?
So we can show we are using the information someone wrote!