a book that someone writes about his or her own life
What is an autobiography?
100
the way a writer presents information to the readers
What is text structure?
100
to make people laugh...
What is entertain?
100
B in BIG FOX stands for
What is bold?
100
the message the author is trying to convey to the readers
What is main idea?
200
a newspaper or magazine that is distributed monthly, weekly, or daily
What are periodicals?
200
To tell the similarities and differences. You can use a venn diagram for a visual representation (graphic organizer)
What is compare and contrast?
200
Convincing the reader to do something.
For example, an essay that talks in favor of wearing uniforms in school.
What is to persuade?
200
S in IDEAS stand for
What is summarize?
200
They come after the topic sentence, making up the body of a paragraph. They give details to develop and support the main idea of the paragraph. You should give supporting facts, details, and examples.
What is supporting details?
300
a book a person writes about a particular time in his or her life; it does NOT cover from birth to death
What is a memoir?
300
Something happens and as a result, something else happens.
What is cause and effect/problem and solution?
300
The purpose of an autobiography
What is to entertain/inform?
300
X in BIG FOX
What is mark an "X" by the main idea?
300
Prior Knowledge + Clues in Text
What is making an inference?
400
a short nonfiction work about a particular topic; it looks at one subject in a limited way
What is an essay?
400
In 1994, this happened. In 1995, that happened.
What is chronological order/sequence order/time order?
400
The purpose of a research paper
What is to inform/explain?
400
A in IDEAS means
What is assess your reading?
400
In the Civil Rights Movement, Martin Luther King Jr. would be considered the most reliable source.
What is primary source?
500
a writing or speech that explains or informs something
What is expository writing?
500
Writing about and describing a number of things.
What is description/list?
500
An example is expository writing.
What is to explain or inform?
500
I in IDEAS means
What is investigate the text?
500
In the Civil Rights Movement, the authors of a history textbook would be considered the least reliable source.