Me and Uncle Me and Uncle RomieRomie

By: Claire HartfieldBy: Claire HartfieldGenre: Realistic FictionGenre: Realistic FictionSkill: Author’s PurposeSkill: Author’s Purpose

Author’s PurposeAuthor’s Purpose

•The author’s purpose is the The author’s purpose is the reason an author has for reason an author has for writing.writing.

•An author usually writes to An author usually writes to inform, to persuade, to inform, to persuade, to entertain, or to express an entertain, or to express an opinion.opinion.

Say It!Say It!•flightsflights•stoopsstoops•pitcherpitcher•ruinedruined•fiercefierce•treasuretreasure•feastfeast•cardboardcardboard

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conductorconductorconversaticonversati

ononplatformplatform

fiercefiercestrong; wild and strong; wild and frighteningfrightening

cardboardcardboarda stiff material made out of a stiff material made out of layers of paper pulp pressed layers of paper pulp pressed together, used to make cards, together, used to make cards, posters, boxes, etc.posters, boxes, etc.

ruinedruineddestroyed or spoiled destroyed or spoiled something something completelycompletely

feastfeasta big meal for a special a big meal for a special occasion shard by a occasion shard by a number of peoplenumber of people

treasuretreasureany person of thing that any person of thing that is loved or valued a is loved or valued a great dealgreat deal

stoops stoops porches or porches or platforms at the platforms at the entrance to a entrance to a househouse

pitcherpitcherbaseball player who baseball player who throw the ball to the throw the ball to the catchercatcher

flightsflightssets of stairs from one sets of stairs from one landing or one story of a landing or one story of a building to the nextbuilding to the next

They put their old toys in the cardboard box.

They put their old toys in the cardboard box.

The fierce tiger was locked in a cage at the zoo.

The fierce tiger was locked in a cage at the zoo.

I ruined my good shirt when I spilled paint on it.

I ruined my good shirt when I spilled paint on it.

Henry walked up three flights of stairs to get to his apartment.

Henry walked up three flights of stairs to get to his apartment .

The Indians and Pilgrims ate a huge feast at Thanksgiving.

The Indians and Pilgrims ate a huge feast at Thanksgiving.

The pirate hunted for the treasure using a map.

The pirate hunted for the treasure using a map.

My favorite My favorite baseball pitcher baseball pitcher plays for the plays for the Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Pirates.Pirates.

My favorite baseball My favorite baseball pitcher plays for the pitcher plays for the Pittsburgh Pirates.Pittsburgh Pirates.

My neighbor and I sat outside on My neighbor and I sat outside on the stoops in front of our the stoops in front of our apartment building.apartment building.

My neighbor and I My neighbor and I sat outside on the sat outside on the stoops in front of stoops in front of our apartment our apartment building.building.

GREAT JOB!GREAT JOB!