Authors as Mentors
This author is known for his characters Piggie & Gerald.
Who is Mo Willems
What is an onomatopoeia?
The marks, such as periods, question marks, and exclamation points used in writing to separate sentences and make meaning clear.
What is punctuation?
A person, place, animal, thing, or idea.
What is a noun?
When an author zooms in and writes about a time in their life. Example: petting a horse at the zoo
What is a small moment?
This means to trip or almost fall.
What is stumble?
This author uses mystery and inferencing in his writing like in the story the Sweetest Fig.
Who is Chris Van Allsburg?
Comparing one thing with another of a different kind using like or as. Example: He is as brave as a lion.
What is a simile?
The practice of using capital letters at the beginning of a sentence, proper nouns, and the letter "I".
What is capitalization?
A word that describes a noun. Example: chaotic, stingy, and infuriated.
What is a adjective?
A story from one's life or experiences.
What is a personal narrative?
What is a schemer?
This author is both an illustrator and writer who loves using mice as characters in his stories.
Who is Kevin Henkes?
This compares two things not because they are actually the same using words is/ was/ are/ were. Example: Her smile is golden.
What is a metaphor?
Use me at the end of a sentence when you are asking a question.
What is a question mark?
This is an action word. Example: roar, chase, swoop, dream.
What is a verb?
These make up a story: character, setting, problem, solution, theme, and plot.
What are story elements?
Capturing one's complete attention as if by magic.
What is mesmerizing?
This author writes books to inspire children to persevere towards their dreams of becoming engineers and architects.
Who is Andrea Beaty?
This is a phrase or expression that is not literal. Example: Riding a bike is a piece of cake.
What is a idiom?
Use me at the end of a sentence when you want to express a strong feeling like excitement or anger.
What is an exclamation point?
What is a proper noun?
What is author's purpose?
This means to feel extremely angry.
What is infuriated?