Text Structure
Most people have had red pizza, or pizza covered with red sauce, but have you ever had white pizza? White pizza is made in almost the same way as red pizza: the dough rises and is rolled out, toppings are applied, and it is cooked in an oven—but the key difference is that white pizza does not have any tomato sauce on it. Instead, a white pizza may have olive oil or no sauce at all. I like white pizza more than red pizza because you can really taste the ingredients. Adding some fresh tomatoes to a white pizza will give it that tomato flavor without the completely overwhelming taste of the red sauce that covers most pizzas. If you have not had a white pizza, I recommend that you order or make one today. In what way is this text mainly structured?
Compare & contrast
The frog sat on the side of the pond. He was very still. His green color made him hard to see. A bug flew near him. His tongue zipped out, and he gobbled it up. Then the frog was still again. He waited for the next bug. The main idea in this passage is: a. Frogs are green. b. Frogs eat bugs. c. Frogs do not move. d. Frogs live in ponds.
What is c.
If I were answering the question: "Is Aya a good student?", which of the following would be an important detail:
A. Aya is 13 years old.
B. Aya goes to John Adams Middle School
C. Aya enjoys reading, and often asks the teacher if she can do more for extra credit.
C
How many sentences should a summary typically be?
4-6
The foundation of every pizza is the crust, and good crust comes from good dough. You might be surprised to learn that pizza dough is made from nothing more than flour, water, yeast, olive oil, salt, and sometimes sugar. Start by adding your yeast packet to a cup of warm water. Let the yeast activate, and then add two cups of flour, two tablespoons of olive oil, two teaspoons of sugar, and a teaspoon of salt. Mix all of that together and wait half an hour for the dough to rise. Now you’re ready to roll it out! In what way is this text mainly structured?
Sequence
If I were answering the question: "Do you think Miski will go to college?", which is an important detail?
A. Miski has always wanted to be a doctor, and she knows she needs a lot of education to become one.
B. Miski has 4 brothers and 1 sister.
C. Miski loves animals a lot, and she has 3 dogs.
A
What is the difference between objective and subjective?
Objective is factual/unbiased.
Subjective is biased/opinionated.
Cooking the perfect pizza at home can be quite a challenge. You may find that it’s difficult to get your oven to the right temperature. If the oven is too hot the crust will burn, become hard, and taste bad. If your oven isn’t hot enough, the crust may get soggy. Even at the perfect temperature, extra moisture from your ingredients may prevent the bottom of the crust from fully cooking, but don’t let oven temperature stop you from building the pizza of your dreams. Get yourself a pizza stone. A pizza stone will get very hot when preheated and will allow your crust to fully cook without burning it. Then you can pile the ingredients on your pizza and have a crispy crust that isn’t burned. That’s the way to go. In what way is this text mainly structured?
Problem and solution
If I were answering the question: "Why does Jonathan want to visit Mexico?", which is an important detail?
A. Jonathan is Mexican American.
B. Jonathan studied Mexico in school last month.
C. Jonathan hears his mother talk about Mexico and wishes he could see for himself.
C
What makes chronological text structure different than sequence of events?
Chronological is at one specific point in time, sequence can be at any time.
Pizza is often viewed as a junk food, and it is true that some pizzas are high in salt, fat, and calories, but there may also be some benefit to eating pizza. Some studies have found that lycopene, an antioxidant that exists in tomato products that are often used in pizza, may prevent some forms of cancer. Dr. Silvano Gallus, of the Mario Negri Institute for Pharmaceutical Research in Milan, studied the eating habits of people who developed cancer of the mouth, throat, esophagus, and colon. He concluded that people who ate pizza at least once a week had significantly less chance of developing these cancers. Here’s to your health. In what way is this text mainly structured?
Cause and effect
If I were answering the question: "How should a new student act on the first day of school at John Adams Middle School?", which is an important detail?
A. John Adams is in Rochester, MN
B. Kids at JA appreciate a person who is kind and friendly.
C. You should have all of your information (phone number, address, etc.) ready when you come to register at JA.
B
What part of speech describes a word/phrase that is an abrupt remark or exclamation ("Wow!", "Hey!", "Oh no!")?
If you ask me, the perfect pizza has a thin crust, but not too thin. Even though I'm from Chicago, I prefer the New York style crust. Your perfect pizza might have tomato sauce on it, but mine has pesto on top of the crust. On the pesto I'd like to see lots of cheese: a full layer of shredded mozzarella and Romano cheese, and on top of the shredded mozzarella, I'd like to see some slices of fresh mozzarella. Now you might think I'm crazy for this one, but I'd really like to see some goat cheese in the crust. To top it all off, I'd like to see it polka-dotted with pepperoni slices. Now that's what I call a pizza pie. In what way is this text mainly structured?
Descriptive
t was finally graduation day. Bakar was super excited to finally start his life and be a grown up. He could not stop smiling that day because he was so proud of all the goals he had accomplished up to that moment! Bakar feels nothing could bring him down.
How does Bakar feel on his graduation day? What evidence from the text supports your answer?
Bakar was super excited to finally start his life and be a grown up.
What is this punctuation mark called
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Ellipses