Vocabulary
Something that was made in a factory
What is manufactured?
This text structure uses words and phrases such as before, finally, then, or most importantly.
What is sequential?
What a passage or text is mainly about
What is main idea?
When an author tries to convince the reader to think, feel, or act a certain way, their purpose is this
What is to persuade?
When items are added to something bigger, they are included in it.
What is incorporated?
When bees collect nectar from flowers, they help plants grow and produce fruit. As they move from flower to flower, pollen sticks to their bodies and spreads to other plants. This process, called pollination, allows plants to make seeds. However, if bee populations decrease, fewer plants get pollinated. This can lead to smaller harvests of fruits and vegetables, affecting both animals and people. Protecting bees helps keep our food supply strong.
This text structure is shown in the passage.
What is cause and effect?
These pieces of information support or explain the main idea.
What are details?
If an author wants to provide information, their purpose is this.
What is to inform?
Doing something even when it is hard and takes a long time.
What is persistence?
This text structure uses words like because, so, and in order to, to show how one event leads to another.
What is problem/solution?
In a paragraph, we can look at these two sentences to help us determine the main idea.
What are the first and second sentences?
Many desert animals have special ways of surviving extreme heat. The fennec fox, for example, has large ears that help it stay cool. Camels store fat in their humps, which allows them to go days without food or water.
What is the author’s purpose?
What is to inform?
An idea that is very clever or has not been tried before.
What is ingenious?
First, gather your materials: a plastic bottle, string, birdseed, and scissors. Next, cut two small holes near the bottom of the bottle and slide a pencil through them for a perch. Then, cut a few tiny holes just above the perch so birds can reach the seed. After that, fill the bottle with birdseed and screw the cap back on tightly.
This text structure is shown in the passage.
What is sequential?
Name two strategies readers can use to figure out the main idea of a passage
What is _____ and ______?
When an author writes mainly for the reader’s enjoyment, their purpose is this.
What is to entertain?
To extend across something.
Traverse
Energy powers nearly everything we do, from turning on lights to driving cars. However, not all energy sources are the same. Renewable energy, such as solar, wind, and hydroelectric power, comes from natural sources that can be replaced. Nonrenewable energy, like coal, oil, and natural gas, takes millions of years to form and can run out.
This text structure is shown in the passage.
What is compare/contrast?
When the author doesn’t directly state the main idea, you have to do this.
What is infer?
"Every student should join the school garden club! You’ll learn to grow your own food, make new friends, and help the planet at the same time."
What is the author’s purpose?
What is to persuade?