Text Structures
Text Features
More Text Structures
More Text Features
Commas
100
This text structure might have the signal words: affect, as a result, solution, solve
What is Problem and Solution
100

A life skill that we use when we combine what we know  (our schema) and what the author tells (text evidence) us to make an educated decision.

What is making an Inference

100
An article that explains that gorillas and humans have similar genes, but different abilities would likely be this text structure
What is Compare & Contrast
100
An author may use these to draw attention to certain words
What is highlighted words or italics
100

Where would the comma go in the following: 

She is a lovely kind girl.

She is a lovely, kind girl.

200
This text structure might have the signal words: effect, as a result, because, consequently
What is Cause & Effect
200
When someone uses another author's words exactly, without directly quoting them
What is plagiarism
200
A website that lists winter diseases and answers from doctors on how to prevent them would likely be this text structure
What is Problem & Solution
200
another name for topics and subtopics at the beginning of a textbook
What is table of contents
200

Where does the comma go in the following: 

I wanted Coke not Pepsi.

I wanted Coke, not Pepsi.

300
This text structure might have the signal words: alike, as opposed to, different, in common
What is Compare & Contrast
300
An illustration or picture can be further explain by this
What is caption
300
A book that lists the events that led to the start of WWI would likely be this text structure
What is Cause & Effect
300
Each word in this will be capitalized besides article like an, and, the (unless at the beginning).
The title
300

Where does the comma go in the following: 

"Have a wonderful day" Mom said as I went out the door.

"Have a wonderful day," Mom said as I went out the door.

400
This text structure might have the signal words: after, before, finally, first, last
What is Sequence
400
Main idea of a section in your science book
What is heading
400
A website that tells about the beauty and layout of the Grand Canyon would likely be this text structure
What is Description
400
If you were looking for a specific topic and did not know on which page to look you would look here
What is an index
400

Where does the comma go in the following: 

The dog a big German shepherd loved to play fetch.

The dog, a big German shepherd, loved to play fetch.

500
This text structure may use words like: above, across, behind, beside
What is Description
500
Smaller idea listed underneath a heading
What is subheading
500
Steps of a science experiment listed in the order they should be performed would likely be this text structure
What is Sequence
500
What do you do to the title of a longer work. There are 2 options.

(You must get both for the points.)

Underline or Italicize

500

Where do the commas go in the following:

I will bring candy canes cookies and juice for the holiday party.

I will bring candy canes, cookies, and juice for the holiday party. 


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