Vocabulary
Name That Term
Nonfiction Text Structures
Fact or Opinion?
Name that Graphic Organizer
100
Table of Contents
What is "Helps you identify key topics in the book in the order they are presented?"
100
These help you to understand where places are in the world.
What is "maps?"
100
A topic, idea, person, place or thing is described by listing its features, characteristics or examples.
What is a "Description?"
100
The Washington Capitals are the best hockey team in the NHL.
What is "Fact? (Just kidding…OPINION)"
100
A Venn Diagram represents this type of text structure.
What is a "Compare-Contrast?"
200
Glossary
What is "Helps you define words that are in the book?"
200
These help you know exactly what something looks like.
What is "an illustration or photograph?"
200
The author lists items or events in chronological order.
What is a "Sequence?"
200
George W. Bush was the President before Barrack Obama.
What is "Fact?"
200
Words such "for example, for instance, specifically signal this type of text structure.
What is a "description?"
300
Index
What is "Alphabetical list of ideas that are in the book and what pages the idea is on?"
300
These are used to help you understand what the author is trying to tell you. Examples are charts, graphs, or diagrams.
What is "graphics?"
300
The author explains how two or more things are similar and/or how they are different.
What is to "Compare-Contrast?"
300
Apple computers are better than PCs.
What is an "opinion?"
300
First, second, third are signal words for this text structure.
What is "Sequence?"
400
Captions
What is "Helps you better understand a picture, photograph, or graphic?"
400
This helps the read understand the size of something by comparing ti to the size of something familiar.
What is "a comparison?"
400
The author states an issue and lists one or more solutions to fix the issue.
What is a "problem-solution?"
400
You should always cook your food at 350 degrees.
What is "opinion?"
400
When you see words such as: the dilemma is…, or This led to… you know what type of text structure is being demonstrated?
What is "Problem-solution?"
500
Labels
What is "These help you identify a picture or photograph and its parts?"
500
These headings help you know what the next section will be about.
What is a "subtitle/subheading?"
500
The author lists one or more causes or events and the resulting consequences or effects
What is "Cause-Effect?"
500
It is better to have snow days and go longer during the summer, than to have to travel on the snowy roads.
What is an "opinion?"
500
This is a graphic that explains how something happened or why it exists or works.
What is "Cause-Effect?"
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