Text Features
Readings 1
Vocabulary
Readings 2
This and That
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What is the purpose of text features?

Help understanding; make more visual form of information

100

What didn't Sam McGee like about being in the Yukon?

The cold

100

Meaning of grisly...

nasty, disgusting

100

Why was Sam McGee happy at the end of the ballad?

His frozen body was cremated, and he was finally warm.

100

What classes do you have to pass in middle school to go to high school?

3 years LA, 3 years Math, 3 years Science, 3 years Social Studies (History & Civics)

200

What text feature comes first and gives a hint of what you'll read?

title

200

Who were the two speakers in "They're Made Out of Meat"?

aliens

200

Meaning of agile

moves quickly and easily

200

What color is supposed to get you energized?  What color calms you down?

red - hyped up

blue - cooled down

200

What kind of rhyme comes at the end of lines and matches exactly?

What kind rhymes within (inside) the line?

end rhyme


internal rhyme

300

Two text features that give you a page number for finding the readings - what are they and where are they located?

table of contents - in the front (more general - in numerical order)

index - in the back (more detailed - in alphabetical order)

300

What do teens respond to better than adults which makes them easier to distract?

rewards

300

Meaning of coherent

understandable and complete, whole, complete

300

Why did Van Phillips create a new prosthetic?

He lost his leg in an accident, and the old prosthetics were uncomfortable and clunky.

300

Why didn't the aliens like the humans?

They didn't think anything just made out of meat could be intelligent.

400
This text feature adds to the information, but isn't really necessary to the reading.

Sidebar

400

Why did Cap keep Sam's body after he died?  What lesson were we learning?

He made a promise - we should always keep our promises.

400

Meaning of infinitesimal...

very, very small

400

What does Ezra Frech do besides sports?

runs a camp for children with disabilities

400

What are types of elaboration - name 3

facts, statistics, definitions, examples, anecdotes, expert opinions

500

This text feature can't come by itself, but gives more information on pictures, maps, charts, etc.

caption

500

What was different about the 2021 Paralympics vs. the 2024 Paralympics for Ezra Frech?

He won 2 gold medals at the 2024 games, but came in 5th in 2021.

500

Meaning of sentient

thinking, conscious
500

When the aliens leave the humans, but talk about how miserable it must be to be all alone, which literary term is this and why?

irony - you would expect them to be friendly to humans if that was their point of view - it's opposite of what you would expect

500

What kinds of things help you figure out new words?  (Can't just say 1)

context clues, word parts, sentences before and after word, definitions, synonyms, antonyms

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