text features and structure
title
the name of a story or passage
section
a smaller part of a text
effect
what happens because of something else
main idea
what the text is mostly about
fact
something that can be proven true
heading
a short title for one part of a text
passage
a short part of a story or article
cause
why something happens
detail
a small fact that tells more about the main idea
author
the person who writes the text
caption
words under or near a picture that tell about it
a group of sentences about one idea
contrast
to tell how things are different
summary
a short retelling of the most important parts
narrator
the person or voice telling the story
diagram
a labeled picture that explains something
label
a word that names a part of a picture
compare
to tell how things are alike
topic
the subject the text is about
who is telling the story and how they see it
chart
a box or table that shows information
graph
a picture that shows numbers or data
sequence
the order that things happen
opinion
what someone thinks or feels
message
the big idea or lesson the author wants you to put in your heart