Vocabulary
Where and when the story takes place
setting
This feature shows what something looks like
photograph or illustration
Telling how things are the same and different is to compare and
contrast
Comparing 2 things using like or as is known as a ____________.
simile
This text feature can help you determine what a text is about and gives you a clue about the central idea.
title
What the text is mostly about or the most important point the author is making is known as the
central idea
This feature tells what each section in a text is about
heading
A text that describes steps in a process or events in order is written with the text structure...
sequence
"I jumped so high I touched the clouds"
is an example of a
hyperbole
A poem with 5 lines and an AABBA rhyme scheme is a
limerick
A theme of a story is the
lesson or message
This feature shows where things are located in the world
map
Consequently, because, so, therefore, if/then, and since are signal words for...
cause and effect
The hose was coiled like a snake in the grass.
This is an example of a ________________ because
___________________________________
This is a simile because it is comparing a hose to a snake using like.
This text feature explains what is happening in a photograph.
caption
What does the word contribute mean?
add to
This feature is a picture with labels
diagram
Name at least 3 signal words for sequence.
first, then, next, finally, second, third, last, after that,
After her teacher called home when Jenny misbehaved she knew she was going to be in hot water when she got home.
In hot water is an idiom that means ______________
in trouble
If an author writes a text about the reasons animals are endangered, the text structure is most likely
sequence
cause and effect
compare and contrast
cause and effect
How a character or an author feels about something is their...
point of view or perspective
This feature gives extra information related to the text but it is set apart from the text.
sidebar or text box
If you read a nonfiction text called Frogs and Toads, the author most likely used the text structure
sequence
cause and effect
compare and contrast
compare and contrast
The office was a zoo this morning.
This sentence is an example of a ______________
because ______________________________
It is a metaphor because it is comparing the office to a zoo without like or as.
How do you determine if a poem is a haiku, limerick, free verse or rhymed verse?
1. Count the number of lines. If it is 3 lines it is a haiku. If it has 5 lines it is a limerick. If it isn't 3 or 5 read the poem to see if it rhymes.