Author shows whats in common and what's different.
compare and contrast
Tells what the text will be about
Title
What the text is mostly about?
Main Idea
The overall life message the author is trying to convey through the story (The heart of the story).
Theme
Describes the life of a real person.
Biography
Author describes steps in the order they occur.
sequence
Tells a book's Title, Author, Illustrator, and Publisher.
The way an author organizes information in a text
Text structure
Conflict in the mind of the character; he struggles to make decision, take action or overcome a feeling.
Internal conflict
A form of autobiographical writing in which a person recalls significant events, mostly historical. In his or her life.
Memoir
When the author explains something or someone.
Description
Tells the definition of certain words in the text.
Glossary
a statement of personal preference or feeling.
Opinion
The beginning of a story where the characters and setting are introduced.
Exposition
This book contains personal thoughts and reflections about daily life
Journal or Diary
States a problem and then a solution
problem and Solution
Tells the page(s) numbers of a certain topic.
Index
a statement that can be proven as true or false.
Fact
The highest point of interest in a story where the main character faces their conflict.
Climax
The story of one person's life, written by that person.
Autobiography
Explains why something happened or the effects of something
cause and effect
Tells the Names of Chapters and what Page they Start on.
Table of Contents
Supporting details or important pieces of information that support the main idea of a text.
Supporting details (key details )
The end of a story where the main conflict is resolved
Resolution
The author's attitude toward the subject.
Tone