Text Structure
What type of text shows the similarities and differences between two things?
Compare and Contrast
Please bring the following items to class a pencil, a notebook, and your chromebook.
Please bring the following items to class: a pencil, a notebook, and your chromebook.
After a long day, Lena felt languid and crawled into bed.
lacking in energy; exhausted
The sun smiled down on the field of flowers.
Personification
I've told you a million times to clean up your room.
Hyperbole
What type of text aims to convince you of a specific stance with supportive evidence?
Persuasive/argumentative
My sister who lives in Santa Cruz is visiting home next week.
My sister, who lives in Santa Cruz, is visiting home next week.
The author's ornate language in the essay made it difficult to understand.
elaborate/complex
The fog crept over the port like a spider on a web.
Simile
The sly snake slithered slowly through the sand.
Alliteration
Which type of text explains why something happened and the results of it?
Cause and effect
She likes to read, to go swimming, and taking lots of naps.
She likes to read, to swim, and to nap a lot.
She likes reading, swimming, and napping a lot.
The child exhibited a proclivity for the arts; he was often drawing on any surface he could find.
inclination/preference
Deafening silence
Jumbo shrimp
Living dead
The firestation burned down while the crew was away.
Irony
What type of text organizes information in the order of which it happened?
Sequential/chronological
She studied the book very carefully. She wanted a good grade on her exam.
She studied the book very carefully, since she wanted a good grade on her exam.
Since she wanted a good grade on her exam, she studied the book very carefully.
The assiduous student earned the highest grade in the class because of their diligent effort and attention to detail.
hardworking/persistent
The only constant is change.
Paradox
The forest fire glowed against the dark, starry night. Its bright red flames engulfed the dry, skinny twigs and bushes of the forest. The air carried heavy, gray smoke and you could only see the pointy green tops of the trees that were still standing. All wildlife, both dainty and strong, scattered as the fire approached every corner of their home.
Imagery
Which type of text tells a story, regardless if it's fictional or not?
Narrative
The novel was read by the entire class last month.
The entire class read the novel last month.
Her insouciant attitude frustrated her teammates as they struggled to complete a group project.
Careless; indifferent
The wilted rose in the vase mimicked their broken relationship.
Symbolism
All the world’s a stage,
And all the men and women merely players;
They have their exits and their entrances;
And one man in his time plays many parts,
His acts being seven ages.
Extended metaphor