2. Me and Uncle Romie By: Claire Hartfield Genre: Realistic Fiction Skill: Author’s Purpose

3. Author’s Purpose The author’s purpose is the reason an author has for writing. The author’s purpose is the reason an author has for writing. An author usually writes to inform, to persuade, to entertain, or to express an opinion. An author usually writes to inform, to persuade, to entertain, or to express an opinion.

4. Say It! flights flights stoops stoops pitcher pitcher ruined ruined fierce fierce treasure treasure feast feast cardboard cardboard

5. More Words to Know conductorconversationplatform

6. fierce strong; wild and frightening

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

8. ruined destroyed or spoiled something completely

9. feast a big meal for a special occasion shard by a number of people

10. treasure any person of thing that is loved or valued a great deal

11. stoops porches or platforms at the entrance to a house

12. pitcher baseball player who throw the ball to the catcher

13. flights sets of stairs from one landing or one story of a building to the next

14. They put their old toys in the cardboard box.

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

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

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

22. The Indians and Pilgrims ate a huge feast at Thanksgiving.

24. The pirate hunted for the treasure using a map.

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

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

30. GREAT JOB!