Vocabulary
Text Structure
Passages
Author's Purpose
Figurative Language
100
What the text is mostly about.
What is CENTRAL IDEA?
100
The author presents a difficulty and then proposes one or more fixes.
What is PROBLEM AND SOLUTION?
100

Before applying the screen protector, clean the surface of your phone’s screen with a soft cloth. Once the surface of your screen is clean, remove the paper backing on the screen protector. Evenly apply the sticky side of the screen protector to your phone’s screen. Smooth out any air bubble trapped on between the protector and the phone screen. Enjoy the added protection. 

What is SEQUENCE?
100

 A cookbook with instructions on how to make a pie

What is EXPLAIN?
100
The flames danced in the wind.
What is PERSONIFICATION?
200
The way in which a text is organized.
What is TEXT STRUCTURE?
200
The author tells how one or more things are both similar and different.
What is COMPARE AND CONTRAST?
200

You'd think that making a frozen pizza would be as easy as rolling out some dough, dropping some ingredients on it, and freezing it, but it's actually a lot more complicated than that. Some of the challenges in creating a good frozen pizza include the sauce combining with the dough and the crust becoming rigid after it is frozen and reheated. To prevent the sauce from combining with the crust, you can use a layer of modified cornstarch as a moisture barrier between the sauce and the crust. This will prevent the crust from absorbing the sauce. Additionally, partially baking the dough and other ingredients will keep the dough from becoming too rigid after it is frozen and reheated. On second thought, you're probably better off not trying this at home.

What is PROBLEM AND SOLUTION?
200

Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince. 

What is ENTERTAIN?
200
She was as cool as a cucumber under pressure.
What is a SIMILE?
300
The moral or lesson in a story.
What is THEME?
300
The author presents information in order of time or describes the steps in a process.
What is SEQUENCE?
300

A hurricane is a large storm with heavy winds and rain that begins in the ocean and builds up strength as it moves across the water. While some of the damage caused by hurricanes is from high winds, most of it is usually from tidal surge, flooding entire cities, and killing large numbers of people. A tornado is a storm that develops on land, with no warning, and moves in a circular motion with heavy winds with a funnel shape, picking up and carrying dirt, dust, and even objects. The damage caused by tornadoes is from the high velocity winds, which are extremely destructive and deadly. They can demolish entire neighborhoods in a matter of a few seconds to a few minutes. Tornadoes can form when hurricanes make landfall, as their winds at ground level slow down, while the winds near the top keep their momentum, but a hurricane cannot be created by a tornado. 

What is COMPARE AND CONTRAST?
300

An advertisement/commercial about the new iPhone features. 

What is DESCRIBE?
300
The peaceful lake was a mirror.
What is a METAPHOR?
400
Background knowledge + clues from the text=
What is an inference?
400
The author describes what something is like using details, characteristics, and features.
What is DESCRIPTION?
400

No one knows exactly what causes tornadoes, but some scientists believe that when warm air meets cold air, a tornado may form. The reason for this is that the warm air is lighter than the cold air, so it rises up fast and meets different winds moving different directions. Under the right conditions, this can cause a tornado. Though there is still much mystery surrounding tornados, many people believe that when warm moist air meets cool dry air, tornados can result.

What is CAUSE AND EFFECT?
400
An article that explains why students should have to wear uniforms.
What is PERSUADE?
400

"I could hear the popping and crackling as mom dropped the bacon into the frying pan, and soon the salty, greasy smell wafted toward me."

What is IMAGERY?
500
The perspective from which a story or text is written.
What is a POINT OF VIEW?
500
The author describes why something happened, and what happened as a result of it.
What is CAUSE AND EFFECT?
500
Coral snakes are distinguished by their red, yellow/white, and black colored banding.  Most species are small in size.  North American species average about three feet in length, but specimens of up to five feet or slightly larger have been reported.
What is DESCRIPTION?
500
A history text book describing the Civil War.
What is INFORM?
500

"The wild and woolly walrus waits and wonders when we’ll walk by."

What is ALLITERATION?
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