TEXT STRUCTURE
TEXT FEATURES
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
ACADEMIC LANGUAGE
& VOCABULARY
POETRY
100

The way the author organizes information within the text.

What is TEXT STRUCTURE?

100

This text feature could be found under or around a photograph that contributes more information for the reader.

What is a caption?

100

The word used to say, "add meaning to the passage."

What is "contribute"?

100
The sun smiled at us. What figurative language is being used?

What is personification?

200

In 1964, Nike was founded. Later in 1971, Nike designed the famous "Swoosh" logo. By 1980's, Nike becomes a major player in athletic wear expanding globally. Currently, Nike continues to innovate, launch new products and collaborations. What is this an example of?

What is Chronology (Chronological Order)?

200

This text feature contributes to the meaning of a passage that uses chronology as a way to organize the text.

What is a timeline?

200

The ocean acted out in anger and threw the sailors off the ship during the storm. Name the figurative language.

What is personification?

200

This word describes the details that support or prove the central idea.

What is relevant details?

200

"Cat got your tongue." What figurative language is this AND what does it mean?

What is an idiom? A silly way to ask why someone isn't talking. 
300
When reading two passages about the same topic, the authors may use this text structure to find the similarities and differences between the topic. 

What is Comparison (Compare and Contrast)?

300

If you explain what a story means using clues and your own thinking, what are you doing?

What is making an inference?

300

A limerick is a funny, silly poem with 5 lines and often has rhythm. Name the rhyming pattern used in limericks.

What is AABBA pattern?

400

The invention of the printing press caused a dramatic increase in literacy rates. Name the text structure and signal word.

What is Cause and Effect?

What is "caused"?

500

This text structure shows why something happened and what happened as a result. What is it?

What is cause and effect?

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