Text Structure
signal words for this text structure are BECAUSE or THEREFORE
What is cause and effect?
If I can’t get a Smartphone, I will die. Which type of figurative language is this an example of?
What is a hyperbole?
You are in the most comfortable sleep ever. Suddenly you hear a loud beeping sound. Oh no! It's your alarm clock. And it's been going off for 45 minutes! You'll never make it to school on time now! What point of view is this story?
What is 2nd person?
As Tommy walked home with the money from the church he had stolen in his pocket, powerful feelings of REMORSE bubbled in his stomach.
What does REMORSE mean in this context?
What is regret or guilt?
this genre of literature usually has animal characters and a moral, or lesson
What is fable?
clue words for this structure include similarly, in contrast, different
What is compare and contrast?
The hospital was a refrigerator. Which type of figurative language is this an example of?
What is a metaphor?
It was Sean's first day at a new high school. Most of the students had been nice to him, until he got into gym class. The coach had assigned two captains, Mike and Malik, and they were picking teams from the boys in Sean's class. As Mike and Malik made their picks, it became pretty clear to Sean who was popular and who was not. Since Sean was short for his age, Mike and Malik just assumed that Sean could not play basketball.
As Mike and Malik's choices dwindled, Sean still remained amongst an ever-slimming pool of struggling athletes. Now there were only two students left: Sean and another kid who seemed nice but was reading a book. Mike and Malik joked about who was going to get stuck with whom, and then Mike made his last pick. It was not Sean. Sean sighed and reluctantly joined Malik's team.
As soon as the game began, Mike became aware of the error that he had made. Sean quickly stole the ball from him and ran it back for a layup. "The new kid got lucky," Mike remarked, but it soon became clear that Sean had more going for him than luck. What Sean lacked in height, he made up for in speed, and he continued to dominate the action on the court for the remainder of the game. With Sean's blazing speed and crazy crossovers, Malik's team devastated Mike's, and that was the only time that Sean would be last pick at that high school.
What is the theme?
What is don't judge a book by its cover?
Jeremiah joked around so much that when he told the others about the accident that had occurred, they didn't believe that he was being EARNEST.
What does EARNEST mean in this context?
What is serious, not joking?
lines of poetry grouped together
What is a stanza?
clue words for this text structure include first, next, last, finally
What is chronological order?
Alli was as brave as a lion when she stood up to the bully.
What is a simile?
"Ice cream! Ice cream!" I heard the street vendor shouting as he pushed his cart down the block. Ice cream sounded really tasty on a day like this. I plunged my hands into my pockets and examined the contents: one pair of house keys, a pack of gum that was almost empty, and a few coins. I pulled the coins from my pockets and counted them. It didn't take long. 46 cents. I saw a line of children from the neighborhood in front of the street vendor. Each walked away happier than the former. My mouth tasted like hot ashes. What is the point of view?
What is first person?
My mom wanted to get the red napkins for the party and my dad wanted the blue napkins, but I'm not even concerned about such FRIVOLOUS things.
What does FRIVOLOUS mean in this context?
What is unimportant?
this is an author's intent or purpose where the author wants to convince the audience to think a certain way about a topic
What is persuade?
Cumberland Gap National Park is under attack! A plant called kudzu threatens the park’s ecosystem. Few animals eat kudzu, and it grows so fast it’s been called “the vine that ate the South.” It can grow a foot a night! It grows even after it has been dosed with herbicide, or plant killer. That’s bad news for native plants and trees. Kudzu grows right over them. It takes the sunlight plants need to live. Bits of kudzu came to Cumberland stuck to truck tires. The trucks were there to build a road. Now park rangers cut kudzu back. They apply herbicide to the plant’s huge root. They could bring in goats because goats eat kudzu. But goats also eat native plants. Solving the kudzu problem will be tricky. What text structure is this?
What is problem / solution?
Eric’s eagle eats eggs, enjoying each episode of eating.
What is alliteration?
Harold Davis took a deep breath and slowly started to peel the gauze from the wound on his grandmother’s leg. “Hold on, Grandma. I’m almost done,” He said quietly. “Don’t worry, baby. It doesn’t hurt too much,” she replied, wincing slightly. “Just take your time.” She was trying her hardest to hide the pain. Harold glanced up at his grandmother lying on the couch. He could tell she was in pain from the way she gripped the cushions, but still she managed to smile back at him. What is the point of view?
What is 3rd person?
If we use the red napkins, my mom will be happy but my dad will be DISCONTENT.
What does DISCONTENT mean in this context?
What is unhappy?
this is the point of view where the narrator is not in the story, but tells you everything he or she sees, without sharing any thoughts or feelings of characters.
What is third person?
The Plains Indians lived in North America before the Europeans came. Since they had no horses, the Plains Indians traveled on foot. To hunt buffalo, they would surround a herd and shoot the buffalo with bows and arrows. This changed when Spanish explorers came to North America and brought horses with them. Now the Plains Indians hunters were able to ride horses and follow buffalo over long distances. They carried tipis with them and set up camps. The hunters could kill buffalo and pull them back to camp using their horses. Later, guns again changed the way that Plains Indians hunted. What text structure is this?
What is chronological order OR cause/effect?
The giant tree was ablaze with the orange, red, and yellow leaves that were beginning to make their decent to the ground.
What is personification?
Georgia decided to take a sewing class, but she felt very frustrated when she couldn't sew a straight line the first day.
"This looks so easy, but it is not! Clearly, I'm just terrible at sewing." she complained.
Even though she felt frustrated, she continued to go to class each week. Each week, her sewing instructor helped her. By the last week of class, Georgia finally completed a project all by herself. She created a rectangular pillow for her bed...with four mostly perfect straight lines.
What is the theme?
What is perseverance pays off? or What is don't give up?
I thought it was PREPOSTEROUS that Brian tried to convince us that he had a candy bar tree.
What does PREPOSTEROUS mean in this context?
What is absurd, crazy, ridiculous?
The flood caused toxic molds to grow on the walls of our old house and now it is UNINHABITABLE.
What is the meaning of UNINHABITABLE?
What is not suitable to live in?