Text Structures
Determine the following text structure: First, you add the wet ingredients like sugar, butter, and the eggs. Then, you slowly add the dry ingredients like flour.
What is sequential?
This particular text feature is meant to introduce the reader to the topic.
What is a title or heading?
This particular purpose is when an author is trying to convince his or her reader of an argument.
What is persuade?
False. A topic is only one word, whereas central idea is a statement about what the text is majorly discussing.
This word means "unbiased" or "without opinions"
What is objective?
Determine the following text structure: Many people argue that Pepsi and Coke are very different. For example, people say that Coke is more Carbonate and Pepsi taste less sugary. Whereas, the both are sodas and are a brown liquid color.
What is compare and contrast?
This particular text feature is intended to explain an image.
What is a caption?
When are author provides many facts, dates, locations, and names of people, it is likely their purpose is this.
What is to inform?
When identifying central idea, good readers utilize these two strategies before reading.
What is analyze titles and text features?
This type of context clue is used when the author includes a similar word next to/near the unknown word.
What is a synonym?
Determine the TWO text structures of the following passage: Unfortunately, I got a flat tire, so I had to call Triple A. They were able to come and help me, but I was still late for work.
What is problem and solution and cause and effect?
List three text features that would be considered organizational aids.
What is the author's purpose of the following passage: The Berlin Wall was taken down in 1989.
What is to inform.
When identifying central idea, good readers utilize this strategy after reading (not identify the 5ws).
What is summarize the text?
This is the main difference between fiction and nonfiction.
What is one is fake and one is real?
Determine the text structure of the following passage: When adding bleach to your laundry, it is important to pay attention to the color of your clothing. The clothing should be all white, otherwise it will ruin the clothes.
What is cause and effect?
List three text features that would be considered graphic/visual aids.
What are photographs, charts, diagrams, illustrations, etc.
If an author is trying to amuse the reader, it is said that this might be his or her purpose.
What is to entertain?
When identifying central idea, good readers utilize this strategy while reading.
What is annotate?
A shortened or condensed version of a text.
What is a summary?
Determine the TWO text structures of the following passage: First thing this morning, I woke up and decided what I was going to wear. I looked through my closet and saw many vivid colors. I then touched the pink sweater to feel its fluffy textures. In that moment, I decided that was the one for this cold and chilly Wednesday!
What is description and sequential/chronological?
These are the three ways that text features enhance a text.
1. visually
2. informationally
3. organizationally
What is the author's purpose of the following: It is imperative that people smile on a daily basis.
What is to persuade?
These are the five things that every reader/write should include in their central idea.
WHO
WHAT
WHEN
WHERE
WHY
What is the difference between a chronological text structure and a sequential text structure?
Chronological = events
Sequential = steps