Text Structure
What is text structure?
The way a text is organized
Fiction
words that repeat continually to show importance.
repetition
What is included in a gist?
Only the most important parts in a few, short sentences
What is the main strategy to use for multiple choice questions?
Process of elimination
Which text structures has signal words such as who, what, when, where, why, and gives details about a topic or event?
Description
This text is real; factual; informative.
Non-Fiction
The way the text is organized into paragraphs, sentences, or groups.
Stanzas
What is included in a summary?
Topic sentence, what the text is mostly about/the most important parts, a theme or central idea, details.
How do you set up a short response paragraph?
ADD: Answer, Detail, Detail or
RADD: Response, answer, detail, detail.
Which text structure examines similarities and differences between events, characters, themes, etc.?
Compare and Contrast
This type of text has characteristics, can be about anything, and often rhymes.
Poetry
Words that help the reader imagine what is happening using 5 senses- touch, taste, small, sight, hear.
Imagery
What is a theme?
A life lesson learned by the character or reader (sometimes in life.....)
How do you set up an essay?
2 RADD responses:
Respond to the prompt
ADD response (bullet point one)
ADD response (bullet point two)
Which text structure talks about events in the specific order that they happen?
Chronology
This type of text tries to convince the reader of something.
Persuasive
What is free verse?
a poem that doesn't rhyme or have rhythm.
What is a central idea?
The most important part of a non-fiction text that the author wants you to know/learn.
What should you do if you are stuck on a problem and don't know the answer?
Try your best, make an educated guess, use different testing strategies, and move on!
List all 5 text structures
Description, Chronology, Comparison, Cause/Effect, Problem/Solution
This type of text has factual evidence, but a made up story. THINK* your animal writings.
Narrative Non-Fiction
What does it mean if a poem has meter?
Meter is a rhythm or beat in a poem (typically includes rhyming words)
What is the difference between main idea and central idea?
Central idea is used in a non-fiction text, and main idea is used in a fiction text.
Who are the best teachers in the whole universe? Double points if you answer correctly.
Ms. Mehring + Ms. C