Text Structures
Context Clues and Vocabulary
This or That?
Summaries
About the Author
Pick a Picture
100
"California residents evacuated their homes in response to the threat of another wildfire"
This statement's structure is...
a. sequence
b. cause and effect
c. problem solution
d. item category
B. Cause and Effect.
The threat of fires caused the residents to leave.
100
Picture the vocabulary words, is the group subject specific, or general academic vocabulary?
epicenter, aftershock, geyser
Subject Specific
100
Is this language literal, or figurative?
"Jesse would go to the moon and back for Leslie."
Figurative.
Jesse wouldn't LITERALLY go to the moon and back! This sentence means Jesse would go through a lot of trouble for Leslie.
100
Supporting details help to support what part of a summary?
a. They support the central idea
b. They support the word choice
c. They support the statistics
d. none of these
A. Supporting details help to support the central idea. A central idea is the main idea.
100
TRUE OR FALSE
An autobiography is written about some person, BY that same person.
I.E. Walt Disney wrote an "autobiography" all about his life.
TRUE an autobiography is written about a person, by that same person.
100
Is this a graph, diagram, or image? 
Diagram.
200
Your quick check of 2.10 was wrong. You declared that a summary of WWII should be written in sequential order. You're right!
Why is it important to write about historic events in sequential order?
So that important events are discussed in the order they happened!
200
Use context clues to determine the meaning of imitation.
Kelly was tired of her brother's imitations on the road trip. He just would not stop copying her!
imitation means to try to copy.
200
Which of these definitions BEST matches explicit information?
a. an anecdote
b. details the author wants you to read
c. details directly stated by the author
d. none of these
c.
Explicit details are the details that are directly said by the author.
200
Name two details that should NOT be included in a summary.
The summary writer's opinions
minor details
anecdotes related to the topic
200
True or False
A historian and a survivor both wrote books about World War II.
The survivors book will have more details about the effects war had on the people, the events they experienced, and imagery from the events.
TRUE.
When an author is a primary source, a person who was there when it happened, they will include more "novel like" details about the events.
200
Is this a diagram, map, timeline, or graph? 
Timeline!
Years, dates, and information are organized chronologically.
300
What text structure is best suited for a recipe?
A. Compare - Contrast
B. Chronological
C. Description
D. Problem - Solution
B. Chronological
300
Authors use word choice to give us context clues about their opinions.
Observe the author's word choice to discover their point of view.
"Healthy nutrition can keep you alive for a long time. When people eat cheap, unhealthy, and disgusting fast foods, they often suffer from health problems"
The author's point of view is that fast food is very bad for you. The author's word choices "cheap, unhealthy, and disgusting" to show us their point of view.
300
Is this statement subjective, or objective?
"Historians could not decide if the letter was fake or genuine"
"Historians could not decide if the letter was fake or genuine"
Objective.
The writer has not included any opinions, just a direct statement.
300
Identify 1 minor detail and 1 major detail from the text. 
Major Details:
Hair is made of 3 layers, the cuticle, the cortex, and the medulla.
The cortex gives hair its color.
The cuticle protects the hair.
Minor Details:
Scientists do not know the purpose of the Medulla.
The cuticle can look like shingles on a roof under a microscope.
300
What is the difference between a biography and an autobiography?
Biography: an account of someone's life written by someone else.
Autobiography: an account of a person's life written by that person.
300
Is this a map, diagram, timeline, or graph? 
This is a graph! There is a label for each side, and data was graphed along a line.
400
Identify the text structure here:
Description
400
Use context clues to discover the meaning of the word "shoddy"
"The shoddy rollercoaster car was shaking, rattling, and groaning as it climbed up the hill."
"shoddy" means falling apart. The clues about how the coaster car is moving help us to picture the meaning.
400
True or False, subjective writing includes opinions and beliefs.
TRUE
Subjective writing DOES have opinions.
Objective writing DOES NOT have opinions.
400
What is the central idea of the summary below?
Sponge cake, Angel food cake, and genoise sponge cake are all different types of cakes. Each type has their own texture and taste. Bakers use different ratios of ingredients to create different flavors and textures.
The central idea of the summary is:
Bakers can bake many different types cakes with the same ingredients.
400
Is the following excerpt from a Primary Source or a Secondary Source ?
"October 9th 1942: “Today I have nothing but dismal and depressing news to report. Our many Jewish friends and acquaintances are being taken away in droves. The Gestapo is treating them very roughly and transporting them in cattle cars to Westerbork, the big camp in Drenthe to which they’re sending all the Jews."
This is a PRIMARY SOURCE. Anne Frank wrote this diary entry and she was there when these events happened. Therefore, this is a primary source.
400
Is this a map, timeline, graph, or diagram? 
A map! Locations and landmarks are displayed.
500
Identify the text structure:
Sequence & Problem Solution
500
Explain the difference between a literal meaning and a figurative meaning.
A literal meaning matches the dictionary definition of a word.
A figurative meaning uses the imagery and connotations of a word to communicate a new meaning to the reader.
Examples:
Mr. Thomas exploded on his 5th grade class when he learned about their plan to cheat.
The volcano exploded with a huge KABOOM!
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500
Which statement uses the vocabulary figuratively, and which statement uses the vocabulary literally?
A: Jane's cat leapt onto the bed and curled up under the covers.
B: Jane's heart leapt with joy when she saw all of the Christmas presents under the tree.
A is literal
B is figurative
500
Kelly is writing a summary of Chapter 2 of "Holes" for homework. She's really stressed out because it's a whole chapter! She thinks her summary will be as long as an essay.
Do you have any advice for Kelly and her summary?
GREAT JOB!
500
Name an event that you could be considered a primary source for.
GREAT JOB!
500
What information does the following graph tell us? 
There are multiple correct answers.
Most hotdogs were sold on Sunday.
The least hotdogs were sold on Saturday.
Wednesday is the weekday with the highest hot dog sales.