Romie



  By: Claire Hartfield
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Skill: Author’s Purpose
  Author’s Purpose:
Author’s Purpose

• 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.
Say It!
      • flights
      • stoops
      • pitcher
      • ruined
      • fierce
      • treasure
      • feast
      • cardboard
More Words to
Know
       conductor
      conversatio
            n
        platform
fierce
strong
cardboard
thick, stiff pieces of paper
ruined
spoiled
feast
huge meal
treasure
value
stoops
front steps
pitcher
baseball
player
flights
sets of stairs
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
baseball pitcher
plays for the
Chicago Cubs.
My favorite baseball
 pitcher plays for the
 Chicago Cubs.
My neighbor and I sat
 outside on the stoops
 in front of our
 apartment building.
My neighbor and I sat
 outside on the
 stoops in front of our
 apartment building.
Let’s review our words.
Watch carefully
because they will flash
on the screen for just a
moment. We will clap
as we spell the word.
flights
stoops
cardboard
ruined
feast
pitcher
treasure
fierce
Spelling Words
Review Questions p.
Review Questions p.
GREAT JOB!

Me and Uncle Romie