Text Structure
Presents a problem in the beginning of a paper and provides solutions in the body of the paper.
Problem/Solution
What is the first step of the Unwrap process?
Underline and analyze titles, subheadings and captions
How can you tell a text is nonfiction?
pictures in the text, dates in the text, minimal dialogue in the text
What does the color Red on a rose signify?
Love/passion
What date is Valentines Day
February 14th
Explain reasons why something happens or the effect of something that happened
Cause/Effect
When we come across a definition in the passage what are we supposed to do with the underlined word?
put a box off to the side and predict a word that makes sense in simpler terms
What is one main thing that can make connections between non-fictional texts
Theme, topic, Text organization
What did sweetheart candies start as?
lozenges
What is cupid the God of?
Love
The author takes two things and shows how they are alike and how they are different.
Compare/Contrast
If a passage has a picture on it what do we do to the picture/diagram?
circle it and connect it to the text
What is the function of a header in a nonfiction text?
it is a preview of what information is in that section
In what place was the first valentines written?
a prison
How long have we been passing out Valentines?
600 years
Goes in order of events or dates
sequential
If you come across a summary question what is the first thing you should think/note?
Beginning, Middle, End (BME)
What does a picture add to a nonfiction text?
a visualization of what the text is trying to inform us about.
What chocolate company coined the first box of Valentines day chocolates?
Cadbury
What is the favorite flavor of candy in a chocolate candy box?
Caramel
Describes a topic, idea, person, place, or thing by listing its important characteristics, features, or examples.
descriptive
What are we looking for when we read a nonfiction text?
Key points/ideas
what is the function of the section at the bottom of an informational passage? What is this section called?
to clarify the word or give definition of the word to aid in comprehension of the subject.
The footnote
What was the original name of Cupid recognized by the Greeks?
Eros
The heart has not always been the symbol of love, what did the heart used to be a symbol of?
Memory, where feelings and love were stored