Types of text organization or structure
What are sequence, Comparison/Contrast, problem/solution, definition, cause/effect
Text evidence is...
What is a piece of information that an author or content creator uses to support their idea or opinion
Central idea is
What is what the text is mostly about
Types of context clues
What are contrasting , examples, explanation, synonyms, antonyms
Sentence stems to support with text evidence
What are: "The author stated..."
"According to the text..."
"Based on what I read..."
Determine the meaning of the word in the following sentence:
The girl was churlish, rude, sullen and absolutely ill-mannered.
What is rude or having bad behavior.
Even when the police officers put the handcuffs on my mother, she maintained her dignity, holding her head up high as she was marched off the protest site.
What clues in the sentence lead you to your definition of dignity?
What is holding her head up high.
Good strong text evidence is
R.A.C.E. is an acronym for
What is R- restating the question into a sentence. A- Answering the Question, C- Cite text evidence from the text, E- explain my answer with making a connection.
The rays from the rising sun shined splendidly through our kitchen window.
What is the definition of splendidly? How do you know.
What is brightly, glorious. Example: Rays of sunshine are bright.
What is text organization?
What is:
when you understand how the writer has organized information, you will understand and remember the text better. Writers organize text in several different ways to fit their purposes
His pertinacity, or stubbornness, is the cause of most of his trouble.
What is synonym. In the sentence it states, "pertinacity, or stubborness."