Text is organized around a specific order of how things are done. Key words are: first, finally, next.
What is chronological or sequential order?
100
This feature is found at the beginning of the book and gives chapter titles and page numbers.
What is the table of contents?
100
An image produced by a camera which may be reprinted in a book, newspaper, magazine, etc…
What is a photograph?
100
A visual representation that shows all or part of the Earth's surface with geographic features, urban areas, roads, and other details
What is a map?
100
She felt it was (incredulous) that her son would ask for a reward after failing his reading test. She just couldn't understand it.
Incredulous means: a) happy, b) unbelievable, c) wonderful
What is b.
200
The text is organized around a topic and details that support or build upon the topic.
What is main idea and supporting details?
200
Printing having darker thicker lines than standard type, fonts, or lettering or words that are slanted. These words stand out and therefore easily noticed. Important words.
What is bold words and italics?
200
Words under a picture, photo or diagram that describes that item.
What is a caption?
200
A drawing or picture that accompanies and complements a printed or electronic text.
What is an illustration?
200
The old balding man was mad when he found a hare eating all his lettuce.
What does hare mean?
a) a folicle on the head, b) a rabbit, c) ability to register sound.
What is b.
300
Text is organized around how things are alike and different.
What is compare and contrast?
300
This feature is found at the end of the book and arranges key words alphabetically and gives their definitions.
What is the glossary?
300
A diagram showing connections or interrelations among two or more things by a number of distinctive dots, lines, bars, etc.
What is a graph?
300
A short news story containing supplementary information that is printed in a box alongside a featured story.
What is text box?
300
The young musician was excited when he got to go fishing with his friends in the band and caught a (bass).
What does bass mean?
a) a fish, b) a type of guitar, c) one of three square objects in the infield of a baseball infield.
What is a.
400
Text is organized around why something happens and what happens as a result.
What is lcause and effect?
400
An alphabetical list of topics, people, or titles, giving the location of where they are mentioned in a text usually found at the end of the book.
What is an index?
400
A large printed dot used to highlight items in a printed list.
What are bullets?
400
This graphic feature is most closely associated with chronological order occurances and dates on which they occurred along a line.
What is a time line?
400
Having all my students make A's on their next unit test would be a stupidous achievement.
What does stupendous mean?
a) stupid, b) funny, c) a great achievement
What is c.
500
The text is organized around a predicament or dilemma that is defined in the text and possible answers to that predicament or dilemma.
What is problem and solution?
500
This text feature is a division into which the subject matter of a document, discourse, or discussion is divided.
What is a heading?
500
An illustration or picture that contains labels within the illustration itself.
What is a diagram?
500
This graphic feature is most closely associated with compare and contrast and consist of two interlocking circles.
What is a Venn Diagram?
500
Winning the lighthouse achievement award would be a stellar accomplishment for our school, our teachers and especially our students.
What does stellar mean?
a) excellent b) a basement, c) bad