Informational Text Structure
This text structure shows events in the order they happened.
“First, Mia packed her bag. Next, she boarded the bus. Finally, she arrived at camp.”
What is chronological order?
This part of plot structure introduces the characters, setting, and basic situation of the story.
What is the exposition?
“I’ve told you a million times to clean your room!” is an example of this type of figurative language because the speaker is using exaggeration for emphasis.
What is hyperbole?
When a reader uses text evidence and their own thinking to figure out something the author does not directly state, they are making this.
What is an inference?
What is the second most spoken language in NYC?
What is Mandarin Chinese?
This text structure explains why something happened and what happened because of it.
“Because the roads flooded after the storm, school was canceled for two days.”
What is cause and effect?
The events that build suspense and lead up to the most exciting moment in the story are called this.
What is the rising action?
“The wind whispered through the trees” gives a nonhuman object human qualities. This figurative language is called this.
What is personification?
An author may use dialogue, actions, and word choice to communicate or express an idea or feeling. This is called this.
What does convey mean?
As the war in Iran continues, so does its impact on global oil supply chain-US gas prices have jumped to an average of what price?
What is $4.54
This text structure tells about a problem and how it can be fixed.
“Many sea turtles mistake plastic bags for food. Communities can help by reducing plastic waste.”
What is problem and solution?
This is the turning point or most intense moment of the story where the main conflict reaches its peak.
What is the climax?
In the sentence “Her smile was a lighthouse guiding me through the storm,” the writer compares two unlike things without using like or as.
What is a metaphor?
This reading skill involves briefly explaining the most important ideas from a text without including every small detail.
What is summarizing?
Which airline will no longer offer free snacks on short flights? (Example: Boston to NYC)
What is Delta airline?
This text structure shows how two things are alike and different.
“Unlike frogs, salamanders keep their tails throughout adulthood.”
What is compare and contrast?
These events happen after the climax and begin to wrap up the story’s conflict.
What is the falling action?
“The classroom was as quiet as a library at midnight” compares two unlike things using as. This figurative language is called this.
What is a simile?
The deeper message or life lesson the author wants readers to understand is called this.
What is the theme?
The Andy strain of the current virus has an incubation period of how many weeks?
What is 8 weeks?
This text structure describes a topic by listing characteristics, features, or examples.
“The rainforest is humid, filled with tall trees, colorful animals, and heavy rainfall.”
What is description?
This final part of the plot reveals how the conflict is solved and how the story ends.
What is the resolution?
“Crash! Bang! Boom!” uses words that imitate real sounds. This type of figurative language is called this.
What is onomatopoeia?
The struggle between characters, forces, or ideas in a story is known as this literary element.
What is conflict?
What is the name of the floating garbage patch that is twice the size of Texas?
What is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch?