Text Features
Text Structures and Authors Purpose
FAST Vocab
Character Perspective/Development
Figurative Language
100
What text feature is show? What is the purpose of this text feature?
A Title. It tells what the story is about.
100
What does it mean if the author is persuading us?
The author is trying to get us to do or buy something.
100
What does the Greek root scope mean?
A viewing instrument
100
This skill tells how a character feels or think about what is happening in the story.
Character Perspective
100
I've told you a trillion times to be quiet and sit down.
This is an example of what type of figurative language?
Hyperbole
200
Dogs and cats are both common pets. They live in homes with people and can be very loving. However, dogs need to be walked, while cats use a litter box. Dogs often bark, but cat's meow. Even though they are different, both animals can be great companions.
What type of text structure is found in this story?
Compare and contrast
200
The scientist used a thermometer to check the temperature of the water. What does thermometer mean?
An instrument used to measure the amount of heat inside of something.
200
If a character starts out shy but becomes confident, this is an example of what?
Character development
200
Boom! The thunder cracked through the sky.
This is an example of what type of figurative language?
Onomatopoeia
300
This text feature tells me that these words are important because they are bolded.
Bold words or vocabulary words.
300
Dogs and cats are both common pets. They live in homes with people and can be very loving. However, dogs need to be walked, while cats use a litter box. Dogs often bark, but cat's meow. Even though they are different, both animals can be great companions.
What is the authors purpose of this story?
To inform the reader about how dogs and cats are alike.
300
Break this word down by affixes and tell me the meaning.
Transportation
Trans - across or change
Port - to carry
tion - the act or process of
300
This skill helps us understand why a character acts a certain way by looking at their thoughts, feelings, and actions.
Character Perspective
300
The sun kissed our skin as we played outside.
This is an example of what type of figurative language?
Personification
400
If I do not know the meaning of a word, I can use this text feature to look at the definition.
The glossary
400
First, get two slices of bread. Next, spread peanut butter on one slice and jelly on the other. Then, press the slices together with the peanut butter and jelly on the inside. Finally, cut the sandwich in half and enjoy your snack.
What text structure is found in this story?
Chronolgy
400
After Maria flushed Tony's goldfish down the toilet, he became vengeful towards her.
What does vengeful mean?
To harm someone because they did something bad or wrong to someone else.
400
Mia did not like her new school but in the end, she made friends that made her feel happy.
This is an example of Mia's what? Character Development or perspective?
Character Development
400
The clouds were cotton balls throughout the sky.
What type of figurative language is being used in the sentence above?
Metaphor
500
This text feature is found on the side of a story and gives more information about the topic of the story.
A sidebar
500
It rained all night and into the morning. Because of the heavy rain, large puddles covered the playground. The ground was muddy and slippery. As a result, the school decided to close the playground for the day to keep everyone safe.
What type of text structure is found in this story?
Cause and Effect
500
The small town held their bicentennial celebration in 2024. It was filled with food, music, and fun. What does bicentennial mean?
Two hundred years
500
Mia did not like her new school because the school was smaller than her old one. When she walked into the front office, she saw iPads, laptops, and a hot chocolate machine for students. Mia felt like she could get used to seeing this everyday. What changed about Mia?
Her perspective
500
I was all ears when my teacher began reading the story.
This is an example of what type of figurative language?
Idiom