TEXT STRUCTURES
Define these words
essay structure
test taking strategies
extra ela
100

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

comparison/ venn diagram

100

Simile

A comparison that uses the words "like" or "as"
100

an essay has how many paragraphs?

4-7+

100

read the questions ________

first

or 

many times


100

What is the theme?

the moral or lesson the author wants you to take away after reading the story.

200

What text structure explains the relationship between an event and what happened as a result of the event?

Cause and Effect.

200

claims

statements/ideas

200

The introduction includes a  ________ ________and _______ _________.

focus statement and back ground knowledge

200

underline __________ or challenging ________

unknown/words

200

What is an inference?

What you know (background knowledge) + what you see or read (evidence) = inference

an educated guess.

300

What text structure tells the characteristics of a topic?

description

300

summarize

give a brief/short statement on the main idea

300

Proof paragraphs need ...

____

____

____


Reason 

Evidence

Explanation

300

use process of ___________

elimination

300

What point of view has the words I, We, Us, Our?

First-person point of view

400

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

problem/solution

400

"develop a central idea"

This means to come up with a focus statement for an essay

400

The conclusion connects to the _______ _______.

focus statement

400

When there's a challenging word or an unknown word you can do one of these three things 

1

2

3

1 Read around the word

2 look at affixes and roots (word parts)

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

"compare the speakers attitude"

Examine the similarities and differences between the authors tone and word choice 

500

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

this shows ...

or explain


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 titles/subtitles

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