Author's Purpose
Text Structure
Text Features
Plot
MISC.
100
Adrian is writing a letter to the school board to convince them that uniforms shouldn't be allowed.
What is Persuade
100
This lists both the similarities and differences of two or more things.
What is Compare/Contrast
100
This tells you what the whole article will be about.
What is Title
100
Here, we are introduced to the setting, characters
What is Exposition
100
This is the lesson found in a story.
What is Theme
200
Mr. Banana writes a joke book.
What is Entertain
200
This would best be used in a biography.
What is Chronological Order
200
This tells you what a specific section of an article is going to be about.
What is Heading
200
This is the turning point of a story.
What is Climax
200
This is a sentence that tells you what a story or article is about.
What is Main Idea
300
Tiffany writes a biography about one of her favorite artists.
What is Inform
300
This would best be used when making a recipe.
What is Sequence
300
This gives information about an image.
What is Caption
300
"In the middle of the story, after stealing a diamond, Jimmy runs from the police." This is an example of a certain element of plot.
What is Rising Action
300
These back up the main idea.
What is supporting details
400
A reporter writes an article about the money the fishing industry makes in Virginia.
What is Inform
400
This pattern of organization lists a term and explains it in more detail.
What is description
400
This presents information in an easy-to-read format.
What is Chart/Graph
400
These are the events that lead up to the ending.
What is Falling Action
400
A shorter description of what you read.
What is a summary
500
Olivia writes a story about the time she was trapped in a car with her family on a long drive.
What is Entertain
500
This text structure presents us with an issue and then a way to solve it.
What is problem/solution
500
This presents additional information in a box on the side or bottom of an article.
What is Sidebar
500
"And they lived happily ever after" is an example of this element of plot.
What is Resolution
500
You make these by using evidence from the text and combining them with background knowledge.
What is Inferences
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