Name:__________________________
Night Letters
What is the genre of this story? ____________________
Main Characters:
Minor Characters:
The author’s purpose for writing this story is to:
Express feelings and ideas: no right or wrong- uses descriptive writing. Poetry
Inform or teach a lesson: to supply with knowledge, giving factual details, how-to. Non-Fiction,
Fable, Biography, Fairy Tale
Entertain: to hold your attention or amuse; to let you have fun with reading. Fiction, humor,
fantasy, mystery, classic
Persuade: to urge or convince you to think one way or another. Fiction, non-fiction
EXPLAIN your reasoning- What vocabulary proves that it is true.
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Vocabulary: (put in alphabetical order)
scratchy, nectar, sycamore, harmonica
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Pick one vocabulary word: draw a picture and write a sentence using your word.
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