Figurative Language
A simile is to compare two things using the words ____ or _____
like or as
What is the purpose of a caption. Where are captions located?
To describe what the picture is about
Under a picture or photograph
First, we planted the seeds in small pots. Next, we watered the soil carefully. Then, we placed the pots near a sunny window. Finally, after two weeks, tiny green sprouts appeared.
What text structure is being used?
Sequence
1. Which text structure tells events in the order they happened?
A. Compare and Contrast
B. Cause and Effect
C. Sequence
D. Problem and Solution
C. Sequence
What is the theme of a story?
The message or lesson that the author is trying to portray to the reader.
My dad is a log when he sleeps.
What type of figurative language is this?
Metaphor
Name 5 different text features
map, caption, title, heading, sub heading, glossary, index, table of contents.....
Since the temperature dropped below freezing, the water pipes burst. This caused damage to several homes.
What text structure is this?
Cause and effect
Which text structure would an author most likely use to explain how to bake a cake? Why?
Sequence. It tells the correct order of the steps to bake the cake.
What are the 3 "purposes" that authors write a text?
Think dessert!
Persuade
Inform
Entertain
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers is an example of what kind of figurative language?
Alliteration
If you want to know the meaning of an important word in bold print, which text feature should you use?
Glossary
A tornado and a hurricane are alike because both are powerful storms. On the other hand, a tornado forms over land, whereas a hurricane forms over warm ocean water.
What text structure is this?
Compare and Contrast
If a paragraph uses words like because, since, and as a result, which text structure is most likely being used?
Cause and Effect
What is the definition of text structure?
The way the author organizes a text or puts together information.
The pencil sharpener ate my pencil all the way down to the eraser.
What type of figurative language is this?
Personification
What is the purpose of a text feature?
To help the reader better understand the text.
The park was filled with litter. To fix this issue, volunteers organized a community cleanup day.
What text structure is this?
Problem/Solution
An author writes about a drought and then explains ways people can save water. What text structure is this?
Problem and solution
If a story is told using the words I, me, and my, what point of view is it written in?
First person
Give an example of an idiom
Varies
How is a glossary different from an index?
A glossary gives the definitions of important words.
An index shows the page number on which the important words can be found.
The old house stood tall and silent. Its wooden floors creaked, and dusty curtains hung in the windows.
What text structure is this?
description
How do signal words help you identify a text structure? Explain your thinking. Provide at least 3 examples of signal words.
Varies.
Varies
Every problem has a cause.
Not every cause has a solution.