Feathers
How do you know this text is informational text?
Acceptable answer:
It has a topic, main idea, and details. It doesn't tell story. It's purpose is to inform us about the different jobs of feathers.
Cause or effect?
Animals have eye spots on their body.
Cause.
Non-fiction, because they are not made-up stories, they tell real facts and details.
How can you tell the main idea in a text?
It's what the text is mostly about, there are details to support it.
Describe chronological order.
Time order, beginning, middle, end.
What is special about domain-specific vocabulary?
It is vocabulary that has a definition that can only be used with that topic.
Cause or effect?
Animals scare away predators.
Effect.
How are echidnas and platypus similar to humans?
How can you tell what the details are in a text?
They give specific examples and facts which support a main idea.
Describe cause and effect.
It explains why something happened.
What is the domain-specific vocabulary for this sentence? Definition?
"I came up with a good idea."
"Came up with"
I thought of a good idea./I have a good idea.
Problem or Solution?
Predators like to sneak up on prey.
Problem.
How are echidnas and platypus different from humans?
Main idea.
Describe problem and solution.
It tells us how something solved a problem.
What is the main idea of a paragraph or text?
What the text is mostly about.
Problem or solution?
Prey have eye spots that give them some time to escape.
Solution.
How can you classify a platypus?
(Give at least 3 facts about platypus)
It has a duck bill, webbed feet, lays egg, has venomous spines.
What do you call the main idea of a paragraph?
Topic sentence.
Describe classify.
It gives facts that help describe a topic.
What is the job of details?
To support the main idea. To give examples.
What is a cause and effect you remember from this text?
Answers vary.
They have spines.
They protect themselves.
They lay eggs.
They protect themselves.
(This is the only acceptable answer)
To inform the reader.
Describe compare and contrast.
It uses old facts to give new information.