Main Idea
Brandon is in the fourth grade. He loves to play games. His favorite game is basketball. When Brandon goes outside, he plays basketball with his friends.
Brandon loves to play games. OR Brandon's favorite game is basketball.
What text feature do I use to find the definition of thunderstorms?
Glossary
Key words are: problem, solution, resolution
Problem and solution
You just finished reading Jack and the Beanstalk.
Entertain
Small group voice level
level 2
It was backward day at school. The students had to do things backwards. Some of them wore their t-shirts backward. They took a test before they studied the lesson! Dessert was served first instead of last at lunch. They tried to walk home backward, but they kept bumping into each other and fell down.
Students had a backwards days
This text feature displays data in a picture rather than with numbers
Illustration
Key words are: however, similarly, like, unlike
Compare and contrast
You are watching an advertisement for a new toy on television.
Persuade
Where can you look to find the work you need to do when I'm absent?
Announcements
The class is going on a field trip to the science center. Our teacher tells us that science is important. Our class enjoys doing science experiments. We work very hard when we do science.
We love science experiments.
The text feature that comes under a title and separates topics in an article is a...
Subheading/subtitle
The text structure that explains why something happened and the results that followed is called:
Cause and effect
On the side of a cereal box, they have listed the ingredients and nutritional value.
Inform
What is the sign for the bathroom?
Peace Sign
Sonny watches too much television. A toddler shouldn't spend hours sitting in front of a television screen. Worse yet, some of his wild behavior has been inspired by those awful cartoons he watches. His parents should spend more time reading or playing games with him and pull the plug on the TV! Toddlers nee more attention than just keeping them occupied and quiet.
Watching a lot of television is bad for Sonny.
The text feature that is at the top of the page in an article is the...
Title
Key words are: first, next, then, last, years, numbers
Chronological order
An author whose purpose is to will explain something to readers or provide them with knowledge they did not possess before.
Inform
Where do you work on the reading logs?
Scholastic App
Someday we will all have robots that will be our personal servants. They will look and behave much like real humans. We will be able to talk to these mechanical helpers and they will be able to respond in kind! Amazingly, the robots of the future will be able to learn from experience. They will be smart, strong, and untiring workers whose only goal will be to make our lives easier.
Someday we will have robots that will be our personal servants.
This text feature describes what's happening in a picture.
Caption
What type of text structure is used in a recipe?
Sequential order/chronological order
What purpose does the author use when they want to convince the reader or influence the reader to do something?
Persuade
What is the room number?
107