Text Structures/ Features
This structure shows the relationship between events or ideas, explaining how one leads to another.
What is cause and effect?
An author writes to inform, entertain, persuade, or express feelings.
What is purpose?
The specific word choice an author uses to convey meaning.
What is diction?
A word that means the opposite of another word.
What is an antonym?
A statement that summarizes the main argument of a text.
What is a thesis statement?
This structure organizes information in the order it happens, often used in narratives.
What is chronological order?
The attitude a writer conveys toward their subject or audience is called_____.
What is tone?
The writing technique involves describing a scene using the five senses.
What is sensory imagery?
The part of speech that describes or modifies a noun.
What is an adjective?
This technique involves examining the author's choices in language and style.
What is stylistic analysis?
This feature provides additional information about a topic, often found in non-fiction texts.
What is an appendix?
This literary device involves the author's choice of words and their impact on the reader.
What is diction?
The process of improving a piece of writing by making changes and corrections.
What is editing?
A sentence that contains two independent clauses joined by a conjunction.
What is a compound sentence?
A connection made between the text and a character's motivation and actions.
What is character analysis?
This text structure contrasts two or more subjects to highlight their differences.
What is comparison and contrast?
An author's unique style can be characterized by their use of ____, syntax, and tone.
What is voice?
A logical structure that connects ideas in an essay or article.
What is coherence?
The use of "I", "me", "my", and "mine" in writing.
What is first-person point of view?
This term refers to the historical and cultural context in which a text is written.
What is historical context?
This organizational pattern presents a problem followed by a potential solution.
What is problem and solution?
This term refers to techniques such as imagery and symbolism that authors use to enhance their writing.
What is literary devices?
The use of evidence and reasoning to support a claim in writing.
What is argumentation?
A grammatical error that occurs when a subject does not agree with its verb in number.
What is subject-verb agreement?
The process of examining how different parts of a text contribute to its overall meaning.
What is structural analysis?