TEXT STRUCTURES
criteria of a summary
essay structure
test taking strategies
extra ela
100

What text structure explains how 2 things are different and the same?

comparison/ venn diagram

100

How long should it be?

Short, a few sentences.


100

an essay has how many paragraphs?

4-7+

100

read the questions ________

first

100

Define theme

the overall subject throughout the writing

200

What text structure explains why something happened and the results?

cause and effect


200

The details should support the ___________/_____.

theme/main idea/gist

200

The introduction includes a  ________ ________and _______ _________.

focus statement and back ground knowledge

200

underline __________ or challenging ________

unknown/words

200

what is a fable?

A made up story that teaches a lesson with some historical background

300

What text structure tells the characteristics of a topic?

description

300

Complete sentences with subject and ________.

predicate

300

Proof paragraphs need ...

____

____

____


Reason 

Evidence

Explanation

300

use process of ___________

elimination

300

What is a line in poetry called?

a stanza

400

what text structure gives evidence of a problem and ways to solve it?

problem/solution

400

What do you need to introduce? 3 things

Title, author, page number

400

The conclusion connects to the _______ _______.

focus statement

400

When theres a challenging word you can do one of these three things 

1

2

3

1 Read around the word

2 look at affixes and roots

3 sound it out

400

You need to put quotes in _______ ______.

"quotation marks"

500

what text structure shows steps in a process in order?

chronological/sequential

500

A summary should be more than one paragraph? t or f 

f

500

After your evidence in your paragraph you need your "____ ____" sentence to explain how it connects

this shows ...

500

You should always _________/ _________ the text.

re-read/look back in 

500

You can find clues in the text but also in the ______and _____

pictures and headlines

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