Context Clues
-an explanation of the word’s meaning before or after the word appears, usually set off by a comma.
Definition.
-refers to the organizational patterns authors of nonfiction use to present information.
Text Structure.
The Central Idea of the text is equality.
"I, Too" by Langston Hughes.
Gets the reader attention with a catchy sentence or question at the beginning of an essay.
Hook
A clown fish that gets kidnapped form its father and his father journeys through the ocean with the help of a crazy blue tang fish in search to find his son.
Finding Nemo.
-one or more examples in a text that may demonstrate the meaning of a word.
Example.
-when an author presents information or events in the order in which they take place.
Chronological or Sequential Order.
Her motto was, "You can!"
Margaret Bourke-White from "Fearless Photographer."
Provides the meat of the essay. Could be one or three depending on the essay.
Support Paragraphs
A popular game that has pieces called: pawns, rooks, knights, bishops, kings and queens.
Chess
-determining a word’s meaning based on how it is like something else in the text
Comparison.
-presents readers with information or ideas about real people, places, things, and events.
Informational Text
A Demigod
Percy Jackson
a sentence that expresses the main idea of the paragraph.
Topic Sentence
A classic game where you buy property and the goal is to own as many pieces as you can.
Monopoly
-determining a word’s meaning based on how it is unlike something else in the text
Contrast.
-authors present a problem or a series of problems, and offer solutions on how to solve them.
Problem and Solution.
Theme could be, "In life, you need to follow your heart."
Hoot by Carl Hiaassen
It should not include any new information that was not discussed in the previous paragraphs or essay.
Conclusion Sentence or Conclusion Paragraph
1200 Main Street, Gaithersburg, MD 20878
The address of Lakelands Park Middle School
-the use of the word as the result of something else that happens in the text.
Cause and Effect.
-biographies, diaries, interviews, articles, letters, editorials, essays, and speeches.
Types of Informational Text.
This informational text, helps you better understand how facts and details are related to one another.
"Everybody Jump" by Randall Munroe
It is concise statement or claim of the essay, research paper, etc
Thesis Statement
A Koala Bear who hosts a singing competition to save his struggling theater.
Sing