Text Connections
his type of text tells a made-up story with characters, setting, and plot.
What is a narrative text?
The lesson or message an author wants readers to learn.
What is a theme?
A text that tells events in time order uses this structure.
What is chronological order?
The use of dialogue helps readers understand a character's thoughts and this.
What are feelings?
Information from a text that proves an answer is called this.
What is text evidence?
This mode of writing explains facts, ideas, or information about a topic.
What is informational text?
A summary should include important details but leave out these.
What are minor or unnecessary details?
A text that explains why something happened and what happened because of it uses this structure.
What is cause and effect?
Words and phrases that appeal to the senses are called this.
What is sensory language?
A source that provides information directly from the original event or person is called this.
What is a primary source?
Comparing two texts to find similarities and differences is called making this type of connection.
What is a text-to-text connection?
In many stories, characters learn a lesson that helps reveal this.
What is the theme?
A text that describes similarities and differences uses this structure.
What is compare and contrast?
Dialogue, actions, and thoughts are used to develop this.
What are characters?
When answering a question about a text, students should support their answer using this.
What is relevant evidence?
An author chooses a narrative mode because they want readers to do this.
What is experience a story through characters and events?
Theme and main idea are different because theme is a lesson while main idea is this.
What the text is mostly about?
"First, next, then, finally" are signal words for this text structure.
What is chronological order?
An author uses figurative language mainly to do this.
What is create vivid images and make writing more interesting?
A chart, graph, or map included with text is an example of this.
What is a text feature?
How does an informational text differ from a narrative text?
What is informational texts teach facts and information, while narrative texts tell stories?
Summarizing requires readers to identify important events and explain them in this way.
What is a concise or brief way?
Authors use text structures to help readers do this.
What is understand and organize information?
How can dialogue move a story forward?
What is revealing information, building relationships, or advancing the plot?
Readers should evaluate sources to determine if the information is this.
What is credible and reliable?