Text Types
Text Structure
Important Terms
Conventions
Writing
100

This text type is made up of lines/verses, stanzas, and may have a rhyme scheme.

What is Poetry?

100

This text structure describes a major action and the results of the action.

What is Cause & Effect?

100

This type of figurative language uses like or as when comparing items.

What is a Simile?

100

A comma belongs in this sentence:


As a result there will be no more playtime.

What is:
As a result, there will be no more playtime.

100

The beginning portion of a paragraph.

What is Introduction?

200

This text type is made up of sentences and paragraphs. It is the most common type of text. 

What is Prose?

200

This text structure showcases the similarities and differences between two or more items. 

What is Compare & Contrast?
200

This type of figurative language is literal in comparing items; does not use like or as. 

What is a Metaphor?

200

This contraction can be broken into two words: Won't

What is Will Not?

200

The ending portion of a paragraph.

What is Conclusion?

300

This text type contains stage directions, a character list, and is divided up into acts or scenes.

What is Drama?

300

This text structure goes step-by-step; a series of steps in a process. 

What is Chronological Order/Sequential Order?

300

Combining prior knowledge with information from a passage/text allows the reader to do this:

What is Infer/Make an Inference?

300

This contraction can be broken into two words: Shan't

What is Shall Not?

300

This is information from a reading/text used to support our opinion.

What is Text Evidence?

400

This poem follows a rhyme scheme:

I think it is a funny thing
That some birds whistle, others sing.
The Warbler warbles in his throat,
The Sparrow only knows one note;
But he is better off than some,
For Humming Birds can only hum. 

What is AA-BB-CC?

400

This text structure always includes an obstacle, mishap, or setback and always includes an answer, explanation, or correction.

What is Problem & Solution?
400

The term used to describe when an author wants to teach you something without directly saying it. This is when a reader learns throughout the reading from the actions and reactions of the characters.

What is Theme?

400

The correct spelling of this term: Comunecate

What is Communicate?

400

This is a shortened retelling that includes only the important information from a reading/text.

What is Summary?

500

This text element is a consistently found in a drama:


Ellie: "Get out of that tree this instant!"
Johnny: "You will have to come up and get me."
Ellie: "I will do no such thing!"

What is Dialogue?

500

This text structure is rarely known, but has been seen in different examples. This text structure explains how things feel, smell, taste, sound, or appear. 

What is Description?

500

We use these when we are unfamiliar with a certain word or phrase.

What is Context Clues?

500

The correct punctuation for this sentence:


Chicken Little exclaimed The sky is falling

What is:
Chicken Little exclaimed, "The sky is falling!"

500

This type of writing is used to demonstrate the author's beliefs, perspective, or position on certain topics. 

What is Opinionated Writing?

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