Long Sounds
These two letters create the long A sound, like that found in the treat you get to eat on your birthday.
What is A-E, like in cake
The short O sound can be found in plenty of words, like this one for an eight armed animal that lives in the ocean.
What is: Octopus
When Alicia wanted to cook a pizza, her mother advised her to do this to the oven to let it warm up.
This kind of text often compares two different things like Sally did in her argumentative essay, Why Strawberry Ice Cream is Better Than Chocolate.
What is: Compare / Contrast
When someone is reading aloud, you should be doing this to follow along:
What is: tracking
There are multiple ways to create the long 'E' sound. These two, however, work great when they share a jersey color or coach.
What is: E-A, like team.
This sound is found in the word for an animal which dogs notoriously don't get along with.
What is: a like in cat.
This is when water reaches the point of bubbling from heat.
What is: Boil or Boiling
This kind of text tells you how to do something, usually in steps, like instructions on how to bake a cake.
What is: Procedural
What is: process of elimination
These two letters create the hard O sound, like the one found in the word for the thing that makes you laugh... or groan.
What is: O-E, like in joke
This sound is found in the word for what you end up feeling after getting covered in poison ivy.
What is: I like itchy
This is what you might order at a restaurant to snack on while waiting for your main dish to be brought out.
What is: Appetizer
This kind of text structure informs the reader about a specific person, place, or thing. If you pick up a travel brochure about Bedford, you're reading this kind of text.
What is: Informative or Informational
When you find important details in a text, it's always good practice to do this so that you can easily reference it again.
What is: Highlight or underline
Adding an 'e' to the end of this word can turn something sharp into something adorable, making a short sound long in the process.
What is: cut
This sound is found in the word for a female chicken.
What is: E, like hen
A type of food that doesn't contain anything that came from an animal.
This kind of text structure introduces an issue then a way to solve it. You'll usually find them at conferences, such as those about how global warming is a problem, and various ways to address it.
What is: Problem/Solution
What is: flag it for review
These three letters create the long I sound, like in the opposite of dark.
What is: I-G-H, like in light.
This sound can be found in the word for a young bear or, alternatively, that big ball of fire in the sky.
What is: U like in sun or cub
What is: dicing
This kind of text structure is usually a series of events in the order that they happened. An example of this might be Martin Luther King Jr.: A Biography.
What is: Chronological
You have a test tomorrow, and you know that it will be a long one. It's a good idea to do this so that you're well rested and can focus for the duration of the test.
What is: Get a good night's sleep