Text Features
Main Idea
Text Structure
Cafe SQUIDD
100

Information that visually represents researched and/ or numerical data. 

What is graph or chart 

100

It is often said that lightening never strikes twice in the same place, but this isn't true. Go ask forest rangers. Rangers who spend their summers as fire-fighters will tell you that every thundershower brings several bolts of lightning to their lookout stations. Name the main idea.

What is it is often said that lightening never strikes twice in the same place?

100

Keywords are :

First

Then

(Specific dates and years) 

Order of events 

What is sequence

100

According to the statistic and research department, there are 47.12 million youth between ages 14 and 24 in America 

What is statistic

200
The writing underneath a photograph that gives you more information about the picture.
What is a caption?
200
Costs were low this year and the output is high. There was a good person for each job and the market remained firm. There was no losses from the fire. All in all it was the best years in the history of the company. Name the main idea.
What is it was the best years in the history of the company?
200
The author explains how two or more things are alike and how they are different. 

What is compare and contrast

200
  • Roseanna, a 13 year old girl in Pearland was cyberbullied by a friend from school. It felt like everyone thought the same thing. She had to calculate a physical distance to be away from her at school.She ended up leaving that friendship group.

What is example 

300

Darker or larger font that signals that a word is important.

What is a bold?

300
There are great numbers of deer around here. This whole area is great country for hunters and fisherman? There are bears, mountain lions and coyotes. To the east there are streams full of trout and there are ducks and geese. Name the main idea.
What is this whole area is great country for hunters and fishermen?
300

The author describes a topic by listing the characteristics, features, and examples 

What is description

300

Ghandi once said, “Be the change that you wish to see in the world.” ...

What is quotation 

400

Identifies topics within a text. 

What is a heading?

400
Advertising affects our lives everyday. Brand names are common household words. We start each day using toothpaste, soap and breakfast foods promoted by advertisers. Ads have made the cars we drive signs of our success. Our choices of food, dress, and entertainment are swayed by ads. Not one aspect of American life is untouched by advertising. Name the main idea.
What is not one aspect of American life is untouched by advertising?
400

Signal words are reasons why , if... then, as a result, therefore, and because... the effects

What is cause and effect

400
Art classes are significant to kids in school. I enjoy learning about the history of art and being creative in my art class at school. The district should not decrease funding for art programs in schools. 

What is anecdote 

500

The bold print that gives the title of a section within a text. It tells what the section will be about. 

What is heading

500
Penicillin is one of the greatest wonder drugs. It has saved thousands of lives already and will save many more in the future. Unfortunately is has no effect at all on most of the ills of mankind. Penicillin is a very good drug, but it is certainly not a cure-all. Name the main idea.
What is penicillin is a very good drug, but it is certainly not a cure-all?
500

What is the structure?

The Olympic symbol consists of five interlocking rings. The rings represent the five continents- Africa, Asia, Europe, North America- from which athletes come to compete in the games. The rings are yellow, green, blue, and read. The colors are also found in the flag of every country participating in the games. 

What is description

500

The girl counted the 12 pimples on her reddened blemished face. Was she really a pizza face like the cruel kids at her school had called her? She sat in her room and cried a river of tears. 

What is illustration 

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