Main Idea/Details
There are about 2,000 kinds of bats. They come in many sizes. Bats are rather strange looking animals. They are soft and furry with large ears. Bats cannot run or walk. They usually eat insects. Bats are the only mammals that fly. What is the main idea?
A)Bats are unusual mammals.
B)Bats move by running and flying.
C)Bats look like many other animals
A)Bats are unusual mammals
Feature that shows us exactly what something looks like.
What is Photograph/Picture
I, me, my, mine, we, us, ours are words that belong to which point of view.
What is first person?
Repetition of beginning sounds, whether consonants or vowels.
What is alliteration?
the author states a problem and lists one or more possible solutions
What is problem and solution?
Florida is known for its sunshine and flowers. Florida is known for other things as well. Many of the fruits we eat are grown in Florida. Examples are the grapefruit and orange. In fact, Florida grows more of these two fruits that any other state. What is the main idea?
A)Disney World makes Florida important.
B)Florida is known for many reasons.
C)Florida is a very large state.
B) Florida is known for many reasons.
Feature that helps the reader understand the definitions of important words.
What is a glossary?
The narrator is a character in the story.
What is First Person?
Poetry without a specific meter; often has incorrect grammar or punctuation
What is free verse?
tell how two or more things are alike
What is compare?
The largest bird is the ostrich. This bird is unable to fly. It can run as fast as a horse. The ostrich makes use of its feet and legs to protect itself. It kicks its enemies. Ostriches eat insects, mice, and snakes. What is the main idea?
A)To describe the smallest bird.
B)To describe why the ostrich can't fly.
C)To describe the largest bird.
C)To describe the largest bird.
Feature that tell the main ideas and what pages they are on.
What is table of contents?
The narrator can reveal what many characters are thinking, feeling, and doing.
What is Third Person Omniscient?
I found a book of poems.
I brought the book to school.
And every time I looked at it.
I giggled like a fool.
What is ABCB?
What happens
What is an effect?
Ted was going to go clamming. That meant he would go to the bay and dig for clams. Sometimes it can be hard to find clams, but Ted knew a special area of the bay where there were many. He put his clam rake and bucket by the door so he wouldn't forget them in the morning. What is the main idea?
A) Clams are easy to catch.
B)Clam chowder is the best soup.
C)Ted will go clamming in the bay.
C) Ted will go clamming in the bay.
Words under a picture that tells you about about the picture.
What are Captions
If you could be any animal, what would you pick?
What is second person?
The groups of lines in a peom
What is stanzas?
the author lists the items or events in chronological order; how to make or do something
What is sequence?
The fruit that grows in more parts of the world than any other is the apple. Apples can be eaten raw or can be cooked. Applesauce, apple butter, and apple cider are three popular apple treats. The United States is a leading apple producer. What is the main idea?
A)Eat at least one apple a day.
B)The apple is the world's most common fruit.
C)Apples are hard to grow.
B)The apple is the world's most common fruit.
When a word or phrase has darker and thicker font.
What is bold text?
This point of view uses the pronouns "He/She"
What is third person?
the pattern of rhyming words
What is rhyme scheme?
Willow Creek is very different from New York City. There are no tall skyscrapers in Willow Creek. All you can see are fields and sky. Instead of taxicab horns and fire truck sirens, it is so quiet at night that you can hear the crickets chirping. The MAIN text structure used in this paragraph is . . .
What is compare and contrast?