Sources
A book that contains facts on a specific topic?
What is a print source?
Compares two things using like or as.
What is a similie?
The primary point or central concept that is directly stated within a specific passage, paragraph, or section of a text.
What is the main idea of a text?
The author organizes the text so that the information follows a timeline with specific dates and times.
What is chronological text structure?
A category or type of story.
What is a genre?
A website that is provided on the internet
What is a digital source?
Compares two things direct without using like or as.
What is a metaphor?
Giving the main points in a brief statement.
What is a summary?
The author organizes the text with the steps steps described in the order they occur.
What is sequence text structure?
The lesson, moral, or message of a story.
What is theme?
A resource that has been proven reliable, based on facts, and created by experts in the field.
What is a reputable source?
Giving non-human items human characteristics.
What is personification?
More specific information about the main idea.
What are key details?
The author organizes the text in a way that states a problem, issue, or dilemma and a solution for that problem (a way to fix the problem). This text is opinion based.
What is problem and solution text structure?
What the story is about.
What is Topic?
Reputable or not? : a government website.
Reputable
An exaggeration or effect.
What is hyperbole?
Find the main idea of each paragraph. Combine all of the main ideas together to create a summary. Find the main idea of the summary.
How do I find the overall main idea of a text?
The author organizes the text to find what is the same and what are the differences between two or more things.
What is compare and contrast text structure?
A story that has made up characters, settings, and/or events.
What is fiction?
Reputable or not? : an online blog.
Not reputable.
The repetition of the beginning letter sounds in two or more neighboring words
What is alliteration?
The 7 steps to taking a reading test.
1. Read the text
2. Read the question
3. Highlight/Underline what the question is REALLY asking you
4. Re-read the text to find the answer in the text
5. Answer the question
6. Check your answer
7. Repeat
The author organizes the text to explain why something happened.
What is cause and effect text structure?
A story that is based on real, true events and characters.
What is nonfiction?