Inference/ Generalization
Plausibility
Text Structures
Author's Purpose
Text Features/ Vocab.
100
This is the equation for making an inference.
What is what you know + what you learned (from the text)= inference
100
Define plausibility.
What is it "makes sense" or it's possible?
100
This is the reason why we need text structures.
What is they help the reader to understand the text and have an easier time reading it.
100
The three reasons that an author has for writing.
What is to entertain, to persuade, and to inform?
100
This is the definition of the prefix ab-
What is "away"?
200
The sky has turned white. What is an inference you can make about the upcoming weather?
What is it is going to snow?
200
Name one character from "The Three Little Pigs" whose actions are plausible.
What is... pig- they are scared and don't let the wolf in wolf- he is hungry and wants to eat the pigs
200
This text structure discusses what is similar and different between two topics.
What is compare and contrast?
200
The author uses facts and dates.
What is to inform?
200
This text feature is an alphabetical listing of the key names, terms and topics in a text with page numbers.
What is the index?
300
Every student loves the snow. Correct the previous overgeneralization.
What is Most/ some/ many...
300
Name a character from "The Lorax" whose actions are plausible. Explain why.
What is... The Lorax, Onceler, narrator...
300
Define a Sequential/ Chronological text structure.
What is it is arranged according to time?
300
The author tries to get the reader to feel or think a certain way about a particular topic.
What is to persuade?
300
Tells the reader the topic of the text.
What is the title?
400
Define what a generalization is.
What is a broad statement about a particular topic/ subject?
400
Plausible/ Not Plausible: The county will give every teacher in the county a pay raise.
What is not plausible?
400
How many text structures are there?
What is 6?
400
The author uses humor or sarcasm.
What is to entertain?
400
These divide the text into sections.
What are subheadings?
500
Define what an overgeneralization is.
What is an incorrect statement about an entire group/ topic?
500
Plausible/ Not plausible: The state can "forgive" some of our used Snow Days because it was a "State of Emergency".
What is plausible?
500
In this text structure, items are arranged according to their physical positions or relationships.
What is Spatial Order?
500
A letter to the newspaper about why we should not have any more snow days.
What is to persuade?
500
This text feature is used to make words such as a title of a story stand out.
What are italics?
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