Main Idea
Text Structures
Text Features
Authors Purpose
Drawing Conclusions
100

Rabbits and Hares

Hares and rabbits are not the same.

100

Amphibians

Descriptive

100

Index

listing key words and page numbers

100

Jason's Math Homework

Entertain

100

Read Aloud

He was absorbed in his book. 

200

Cold Summer Treat

The ice cream cone was invented in 1904.

200

How to Make an Electromagnet

Sequence

200

Appendix

by giving additional information about the topic of the book

200

The Brave Knight

Entertain

200

Lunch Time

He is angry.

300
Amusement Parks 

Some kinds of roller coasters use magnets to make them stop.

300

Pollution

Problem / Solution

300

Table of Contents

listing chapters and page numbers

300

Pufferfish

Inform

300

Empty Pockets

His house key. 

400

Let's protect the environment!

Julia Butterfly lived in a giant Redwood tree for two years to keep it from being cut down. 

400

Herbivores and Carnivores

Compare and Contrast

400

Diagrams, Cutaways, and Labels

by showing the inside parts of an object

400

Household Chores

Persuade

400

Hard Worker

A waitress

500

The Department of Fish and Wildlife

School children in Washington State are raising salmon. 

500

Hemingway's Cats

Cause and Effect

500

Charts and Graphs

4

500

Water

Inform

500

School Days

School pictures

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