Text Features
Words that help you better understand a picture or photograph
Captions
The author will introduce a problem and tell us how the problem could be fixed. There may be one solution to fix the problem or several different solutions mentioned. Real life example: Advertisements in magazines for products (problem-pain; solution-Tylenol)
Problem and Solution
What are the two types of genres we have been focusing on? (F&NF)
Give an example of each one (I&N)
Fiction and Nonfiction
Informational and Narrative
What does the nonsense word "yop" mean from the following sentences:
Sam wrinkled his yop in distaste when he walked by the skunks. He covered his yop with his hand.
What do the four pieces of RACE stand for?
Restate, Answer, Cite evidence, Explain your evidence
The place where you can look up and define words that are in the book
The glossary
The author describes something that has happened which has had an effect on or caused something else to happen. It could be a good effect or a bad effect. Real life example: A newspaper article about a volcano eruption which had an effect on tourism
Cause and Effect
What type of note catcher do you use for a narrative?
STORY Elements
What does the nonsense word "fipt" mean from the following sentences:
Sam opened the fipt to look for something to drink and stood there with the door open. "Close the door!" yelled his mother. "You're letting all of the cold air out!"
Refrigerator
Which RACE part is missing?
How do animals’ bodies help them to survive?
In the text it says, gazelles have light brown fur that helps them blend into the dry grass so predators can’t see them. This shows that the gazelle’s body has important features that help them survive.
The R and A
The small title that tells what a specific section of the text will be about
Headings
The author’s purpose is to tell you how two things are the same and how they are different by comparing them.Real life example: A bargain hunter writing on her blog about buying store-brand items and how it compares with buying name-brand items.
Compare and Contrast
How should you read an informational text?
In chunks and write gists
What does the nonsense word "culdot" mean from the following sentences:
The lion paced back and forth in his culdot. "It's a good thing that the culdot keeps that lion from getting loose!" thought Sam.
Cage
Which piece of RACE is missing?
Why do some animals live in groups?
Some animals live in groups. For example, lions live together in prides to help each other hunt. They work together to help each other survive.
The A
How do text features help us as readers?
They help us build background information about what a text is going to be about before we read it.
The author throws a lot of information and details at the reader (or lists facts) about a certain subject. It’s up to the reader to determine what he thinks is important and sometimes even interesting enough to remember.Real life example: A soccer coach’s letter describing to parents exactly what kind of cleats to buy for their kids.
Description
Is this a narrative or informational text? How do you know?
It was July 21, 1969, and Neil Armstrong awoke with a start. It was the day he would become the first human being to ever walk on the moon. The journey had begun several days earlier, when on July 16th, the Apollo 11 launched from Earth headed into outer space. On board with Neil Armstrong were Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin. The crew landed on the moon in the Sea of Tranquility a day before the actual walk. Upon Neil’s first step onto the moon’s surface, he declared, “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” It sure was!
Narrative because it is telling a story about a character (Neil Armstrong)
What does the nonsense word "akkem" mean from the following sentences:
Sam watched the akkem slither across the driveway. The akkem looked venomous, so Sam kept his distance.
Snake
What part of the RACE response is missing?
Bullying is a huge problem in many schools. There are several steps students can take to help stop this problem in their own school. According to the author, research has shown that students who participate in anti-bullying programs in their schools are more likely to have empathy for students who experience bullying.
The E
Name five types of text features
Title, heading, captions, pictures, quotes, glossary, bold words, italicized words, diagrams
Texts are written in an order or timeline format. Real life examples: recipes, directions, events in history
Sequence
Is this a narrative or an informational text? How do you know?
On July 16, 1969, the Apollo 11 spacecraft launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Its mission was to go where no human being had gone before—the moon! The crew consisted of Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Buzz Aldrin. The spacecraft landed on the moon in the Sea of Tranquility, a basaltic flood plain, on July 20, 1969. The moonwalk took place the following day. On July 21, 1969, at precisely 10:56 EDT, Commander Neil Armstrong emerged from the Lunar Module and took his famous first step onto the moon’s surface. He declared, “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” It was a monumental moment in human history!
Informational because it is teaching us information (facts) about the mission
What does the nonsense word "nibert" mean from the following sentences:
Sam pulled off his nibert and fluffed up his hair. The nibert had flattened it over the course of the day. Sam hung his nibert on a hook.
Hat
Finish the RACE response:
How did Esperanza change in the book "Esperanza Rising"?
Esperanza changed in the book by going from selfish and spoiled to strong and hard working. In the beginning of the book, she had servants doing everything for her and in the end of the book she was sweeping, taking care of the babies, and working in the field. In the text it states "she worked hard because she had to earn money to bring Abuelita to Mama."
This shows me that she has learned how to work and is no longer selfish or lazy.