Text Structures
What text structure tells about things that are alike and different?
What is compare and contrast?
If an author writes a recipe, what is the author's purpose?
What is to inform?
What are context clues?
What are hints in the text that help you figure out what a word means?
Which word need a capital letter: i saw my friend.
What is "i"?
What is the first sentence called that tells what your writing will be about?
What is a topic sentence?
What text structure lists events in the order they happen?
What is sequence?
If a story tries to make you laugh, what is the author's purpose?
What is to entertain?
Find the meaning: "The water was murky, or dirty and hard to see through." What does murky mean?
What is dirty or cloudy?
What part of speech describes a noun?
What is an adjective?
What are three parts every paragraph needs?
What are a topic sentence, supporting details, and a conclusion?
A story explains the problems a character faces and how they fix them. What structure is this?
What is problem and solution?
An ad says "Buy this toy now!" What is the author's purpose?
What is to persuade?
If you see words like "such as" or "for example," what kind of context clue are you seeing?
What is an example clue?
Choose the correct form: We (was/were) going to the park.
What is were?
What is it called when you change your writing to make it better?
What is revising?
When an article gives reasons why something happened, what structure is it using?
What is cause and effect?
True or False: A biography is written to entertain.
What is false?
Fill in the blank: If you see the word "or" after a hard word, that means the author is probably giving a ___________.
What is a definition?
Fix the sentence: he dont like pizza.
What is "He doesn't like pizza"?
Corrected sentence: He doesn't like pizza.
In opinion writing, what do you use to convince readers to agree with you?
What are reasons and evidence?
Identify two clue words that tell you a text is using compare and contrast.
What are "both" and "different"?
Name all three reasons an author writes.
What are to persuade, inform, and entertain?
Why should you use context clues when you are reading?
What is to understand new words without stopping?
A. me and my friend is going to the store.
B. My friend and I are going to the store.
C. My friend and me is going to the store.
D. I and my friend are going to the store.
What is B. My friend and I are going to the store?
What should you always do before turning in your writing?
What is edit and revise?