Text Structure
Wash your hands before you bake the cookies.
Sequence
The name of the book or article
Title
me, I, mine, our
First Person
Busy as a bee
Simile
Story, novel, tale
Fiction
The cake burned when I forgot to set the timer.
Cause and Effect
Short sentence or word that organizes the parts of the text
Heading
your, your, yourself
Second person
She is a ray of sunshine
Metaphor
Article, documentary, history
Non Fiction
The bouquet of roses was prettier than the bouquet of daisies.
Compare and Contrast
Caption
She, her, he, him, they, them
Third person
The grass tickled my feet.
Characters, beginning, middle, end, problem and solution
Fiction
Judy wanted to bake a batch of cookies, but she didn't have the vanilla extract for the recipe. She called her neighbor to ask if he had any. He did and let her borrow to make her cookies.
Problem and Solution
Shows important words
bold or italics
The narrator is in the story and also telling the story.
First Person
Mile high ice cream cone
Hyperbole
Text structure, text features, teaches
Outside of Jenny's window, there was a gorgeous cherry blossom tree. It was just the right height for the window. For a few weeks in springtime its flowers bloomed beautifully.
Description
List of important words and their definitions from the books.
Glossary
The narrator is not in the story.
Third Person
Onomatopoeia
You have to read in order
Fiction