Text Structures
What text structure explains a problem and provides a solution?
Problem/solution
What is the author's purpose?
Jill ran up the hill with Jack. She was carrying a pail. Jack tripped over a rock and caused Jill to tumble down the side of the hill. She broke her arm and refused to talk to Jack for three weeks. Jack decided to make her a cake one day. He wanted to apologize. Jill accepted the cake and they were best friends once again. What is the author's purpose?
To entertain the reader
What is the most important point the author is trying to convey in a paragraph or passage?
Main idea or central idea
What is alliteration?
Repeated use of the same sound at the beginning of words
Lines of a poem similar to a paragraph?
Stanzas
What is the text structure that discusses the similarities and differences between two things?
Compare and contrast
What is the author's purpose?
Cookies are a necessary food item in your life. First, they taste amazing, like sweet nectar that warms your tummy. Second, they come in all kinds of flavors. Even if you are a picky eater, there is surely a type of cookie that will please you. Finally, cookies make you happy. If you decide not to eat cookies, you will be miserable and cranky for the rest of your life. Eat them now! What is the author's purpose?
To persuade the reader
What is the literary term for the important lesson or message the author wants the reader to learn?
The theme
What is hyperbole?
Extreme exaggeration
A poem that isn't separated by stanzas and there is no pattern or similarity in appearance.
Free verse
What is the text structure that lists items chronologically (number order) or sequentially (step by step)?
Chronological or sequential
What is the author's purpose?
Brushing your teeth is very important. Some do not know the proper way to accomplish this task. First, you put a dime size amount of toothpaste on a toothbrush. Brush the top right side of your teeth, in a circular motion, all over the teeth. After 20 seconds, switch to the top left side of your teeth and repeat. Repeat four more times with the rest of your teeth. When done brushing, rinse your mouth clean with water. Make sure to clean the brush as well! You're finished! You now have beautiful, clean teeth. The author's purpose is to...
To explain to the reader.
Where would the reader find the problem in the story?
In the exposition (beginning)
What is personification?
Giving human characteristics to inanimate objects.
Poets use many different techniques. What is the pattern below called?
My eyes are dry, my ways are sly, (A)
I sneak, I spy, I snoop, I pry. (A)
You cannot trust me with a word, (B)
I’ll blurt out every word I’ve heard. (B)
I even take it in my head (C)
to broadcast things you NEVER said. (C)
Rhyme Scheme (External)
What text structure describes an event and the reasons for why the event happened?
Cause and effect
What is the author's purpose?
The rabbit's long ears, which can be more than 10 cm (4 in) long, are probably an adaptation for detecting predators. They have large, powerful hind legs. The two front paws have 5 toes, the extra called the dewclaw. The hind feet have 4 toes. The author's purpose is...
To inform the reader.
What is the conclusion of the story called?
The denouement
What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?
Simile- Compares two unlike things using like or as.
Metaphor- Compares two unlike things without using like or as.
What is the pattern below called?
While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a knock.
As of someone gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.
`'Tis some visitor,' I muttered, `tapping at my chamber door –
Only this, and nothing more.'
Internal Rhyme scheme
This text structure shares the who, what, where, when, and why.
Description
What are the three types of Author's Purpose text are...
Inform(explain), entertain, and persuade
Go to the board and correctly draw a story mountain.
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What is the difference between a pun and an idiom?
Pun- a joke about words that sound alike, but they have different meanings (‘Toucan’ vs ‘Two can’)
Idiom- An expression that doesn’t mean what it says. (Spill the beans)
At the end of lines of poetry, ______________ IS where the punctuation ISN’T!
Enjambment