Plot
The beginning of the story is also called the ______.
Exposition
This text feature tells you what page to turn to for different topics.
What is the Table of Contents
This is what the author believes and is trying to convince you of.
What is claim
What are the different Author's Purposes you have been taught?
Inform, Describe, Explain, Entertain, Persuade
A text explains how dogs and cats are alike and different.
What text structure is this?
What is compare and contrast
The most exciting or important part of a story is the ______.
Climax
This shows labeled parts of something like the human body or a machine.
What is a diagram
These are details, facts, or examples that support a claim.
What is evidence
An article explaining how volcanoes erupt is meant to…
What is to inform
“The sun smiled down on us” is an example of…
What is personification
Put these in order: Falling Action, Exposition, Climax, Resolution, Rising Action.
Exposition → Rising Action → Climax → Falling Action → Resolution
This feature shows events in the order they happened.
What is a timeline
This is the opposite side of the author’s argument.
What is counterclaim
A text says: “You should recycle because it helps the Earth and reduces waste.”
What is persuade
A text explains the life cycle of a butterfly in stages.
What is sequence
What happens during the rising action of a story?
Problem develops
This feature explains pictures and helps you understand visuals better
What are captions
This part of an argument restates the claim and wraps up the ideas.
What is conclusion
A passage tells a funny story about a kid’s bad day at school.
What is entertain
“I’ve told you a million times!” is an example of…
What is hyperbole
Explain how the resolution and the climax are different.
Resolution is when the story has been solved or is at the end!
Climax is the most exciting part, the problem, the turning point
This feature helps organize text into sections and tells the main idea of each part.
An author says, “School uniforms should be required because they reduce bullying and save money.”
What is the authors claim and reasons.
A text includes facts about healthy eating but also encourages you to stop eating junk food.
What are 2 of the Author's Purposes?
Inform and persuade
Why is identifying text structure important for readers?
What is it helps understand how information is organized and the author’s message?