Text Features
Fiction vs. Nonfiction
Contractions
Idioms
Mixed Bag
100
I'm at the beginning of the book. I tell page numbers of each section.
The table of contents.
100
Fiction or nonfiction? A text with facts about snakes.
nonfiction: informational
100
Is not
Isn't
100
Get cold feet. What does this idiom really mean?
To get nervous before being in front of people.
100
What are the letters put on the front of a base word called. These letters can change the meaning of the word.
What is a Prefix
200
I'm at the top of the page and tell the name of a new section or part of the book. I might be in bigger or bold letters.
I'm the heading.
200
A text written about Martin Luther King Jr.'s life.
nonfiction: biography
200
Does not
Doesn't
200
It is raining cats and dogs! What does this idiom really mean??
It is raining really hard outside.
200
What state was Mr. Picha born in?
New York!
300
I'm at the back of the book and I tell the definitions of the important words.
I'm the glossary!
300
A story about a little girl who goes to visit the island her Grandma grew up on.
fiction: realistic
300
Have not
Haven't
300
Scare the pants off someone. What does this idiom really mean?
To scare someone a lot.
300
When stories are written in a certain order, using signal words such as first, next, then, after.
WHat is sequence.
400
I'm a picture with labels to tell the different parts of something.
I'm a diagram!
400
A story about sheep who get lost in a jeep.
fiction: fantasy
400
Are not
Aren't
400
What does this idiom really mean?: "Go cold turkey"
To quit a bad habit by never doing it again! For example: never eating another piece of candy instead of eating less.
400
What is a text to text connection?
When a book you are reading reminds you of another book you read.
500
I'm the text that is near a picture. I describe what is happening in the picture.
I'm a caption!
500
A newspaper.
nonfiction: informational
500
We are
We're
500
What does this idiom really mean: Cat got your tongue?
To not be able to say what you want to say.
500
What do you use to help you figure our what a word means when you are reading a text? Hint: I'm looking for two words.
Context clues!
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