Text Structure
The Ute tribe lives in southwestern Colorado, where they have been for a thousand years. There are 2,000 members in the small town, which covers 1,000 miles of desert. The text structure is....
Description
Chart of images that show dates of important events in the order they happened
Timeline
Today, more than 80% of the world's energy still comes from fossil fuels. But petroleum, coal, and natural gas will not last forever. They take millions of years to be replaced. So, people must find alternative sources of energy. What is the author's claim?
People must find alternative sources of energy.
Stanza
To briefly retell something in your own words using the most important ideas in order
Summarize
Because of the ideal conditions of the land, a solar power project was created. The text structure is....
Cause and Effect
Shows the relationship between numbers or amounts of something
Graph
Food is a kind of organic waste. This waste could easily be turned into something useful. Instead, it sits in a landfill. We could use it to make biogas or keep researching other uses to help our plant. What is the author's claim?
Food waste could easily be turned into something useful.
Repetition of an initial sound in words that creates a special effect
Alliteration
A type of figurative language comparing two things using the words like or as
Simile
The project was expensive, so the tribe had to raise money before they could complete it.
Problem and Solution
A short description explaining what a visual shows
Caption
Solar farms take up a lot of space. Though they are helpful to our environment, it is often hard to locate the land to set them up. There are people who complain that they aren't great to look at either, since it's a bunch of panels covering a large amount of ground. What is the author's claim?
Solar farms take up a lot of space.
What you must look at to figure out the rhyme scheme in a poem
The ending word in the line of a poem
Language that appeals to the 5 senses
Imagery
Upon determining the project to focus on, the tribe made a plan. They began saving the money from selling crafts. After they had enough to begin the project, they assigned tribe members for different jobs. It took close to a year to complete the project. The text structure is...
Sequence
A picture that shows what something looks like or how it works
Diagram
The sun has been known to damage our skin. It also can damage our eyes without protective glasses. But there are many benefits, too. People feel happier when they get outdoor sunshine. It does have Vitamin D that is a benefit to humans as well. What is the author's claim?
The sun does have many benefits.
The regular pattern of sounds in a poem or beats in a piece of music
Rhythm
A statement made by an author that states their belief about a subject
Author's Claim
Solar power is created many ways. The most popular is wind and sun, which are created differently. Wind power uses turbines in fields. Solar panels capture the suns rays to generate energy. Both are cost efficient. The text structure is...
Compare and Contrast
When you want to know what what a section of a text is mostly about, you look at this
Heading or Subheading
Do you like to eat nuts? Walnuts, Almonds, peanuts, even pecans? They are all pretty healthy for us. The almond has the best nutrition value, though. It provides blood sugar regulation, weight management, and heart health support.
The almond has the most benefits for humans.
Lines restated several times in a poem to show something is important or to create a certain effect
Repitition
Conflict