informational text
what the text is mostly talking about.
main idea
Compares two things using "like" or "as"
simile
taken by a camera, helps us the see real things better
photo
When I got home from school after a long day, I decided to make myself a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. First, I took the peanut butter out of the cabinet and spread it on one side of the bread. Then, I took the jelly out of the refrigerator and spread it on the other slice of bread. After I put the two pieces of bread together, I finally sat down on the couch to eat and watch Spongebob Squarepants.
Sequence
this is when the story starts settling down, and problems start being resolved
falling action
What is the author's purpose of informational texts?
to inform
The flame of the candle danced in the wind.
personification
Feature that helps the reader understand the definitions of important words.
glossary
Chimpanzees and humans are alike in many ways. A baby chimp laughs when its mother tickles it. After chimpanzees fight, they kiss and make up. When one chimpanzee comforts another, it gives it a hug or pat on the back. Humans interact with each other in these ways as well. There are, of course, many ways that chimpanzees and humans are different. Chimpanzees are smaller and stronger than humans. An adult male chimpanzee stands three or four feet tall and weighs about 100 pounds, yet a chimpanzee can lift more weight than a man who is six feet tall.
compare and contrast
term for a person in a story
character
is a type of informational text that tells about SOMEONE ELSE'S life.
biography
I am so hungry I could eat a horse!
hyperbole
show us different parts of a picture and is labeled
diagram
All wild chimpanzees live in Africa. They live mostly in thick rain forests and in woodlands. There are two types, or species, of chimpanzees- the common chimanzee and the bonobo, also known as the pygmy chimpanzee.
description
is the main idea of a story
theme
What are three examples of informational texts in the real world?
newspaper articles, menus, recipes, instructions/directions, ads, catalogs
A form of poetry without any kind of pattern.
free verse
Feature that help us learn where things are located in the world.
map
Wild chimpanzees are rapidly disappearing. If this continues, chimpanzees may one day exist only in zoos. People are trying to save the rainforests and woodlands where the chimps live from being cut down. If people work together, this problem may be solved and the chimps may continue to thrive in the wild.
problem and solution
A story that takes place in the future and usually deals with technology.
science fiction
What visual clues will usually tell you that a text is INFORMATIONAL?
Text features such as: subheadings, table of contents, captions, diagrams, maps, glossaries, graphs, charts, bold or underlined words, bullets, sidebars, etc.
A poem that tells a story.
narrative
Feature that tell the main ideas and what pages they are on.
table of content
Sally's mom forgot to set her alarm before she went to bed on Monday night. When she woke up on Tuesday morning, her clock read 9:00 AM. Sally's school started at 7:45 AM and she was worried that Sally was going to miss her important math test. Sally's mom quickly drove her to school, but by the time they got there, the test was already over. Because she missed class, Sally got a zero on her math test.
cause and effect
An old story that has a moral and the main characters are usually animals.
fable