Text Features
Where can you learn more about a picture or diagram?
A caption
What do you call a text someone has written about the accomplishments of someone else?
A biography text
When you read sometimes you have to look at the author's or character's _____ _____ ______.
Point Of View
What do you capitalize? Two different things
* Starts of sentences
* Proper/Specific nouns
What do you call a word that means the opposite of a word?
An antonym
What are two text features that help you visualize the text?
A picture, illustration, diagram, or photograph
What do you call a text that is meant for a reader to learn about a topic or person?
An expository text
What text structure does an author use when they write what is similar or different?
Compare and Contrast
What do you use when you quote text word for word?
Bonus: What is it called when you take someone else's writing as your own?
Quotation marks "___"
Plagiarism
What do you call a word that has the same meaning of another word?
A synonym
Why does an author use subheadings?
To tell the read what each section is about.
What is a text that has stanzas and lines?
A poem
Poetry
What do you call it when the author places events in order?
Sequence events
What are the parts of a RACES response? Explain what each part means.
Restate the question in a sentence
Answer the question in your own words
Cite text evidence to SUPPORT your answer
Explain how your evidence SUPPORTS your answer
Summarize your answer
What goes on the front of a word that changes the meaning of the word?
A prefix
If you want to put events in order what would you use? Bonus: What is similar to in math?
Timeline
Number line
What is a story that has been passed down through generations to teach a lesson?
A folktale
What do you call a lesson in a story?
A theme
In an essay what do you need to you have? (Four parts)
Introduction
Three main ideas
Supporting details
Conclusion
What goes at the end of a word that changes the meaning of the word?
A suffix
Name 7 different text features.
You can't say pictures it needs to be specific
Title, subheadings, illustrations, photographs, sidebar, caption, timeline, bolded, highlighted, table of contents, index, glossary, diagram or maps.
What is a text called that is trying to get the read to agree with them?
An argumentative text
What text structure does the author uses when they you what happened and why it happened?
Cause and effect
What does Ms. Means say about writing? What does it mean?
Quality over Quantity
It's not about how much you write. It is about how well your writing is. You need to make sure all your writing supports every part and grammar does not get in the way of reading it.
What are two different things that you can use to find the meaning of a word?
A dictionary and a glossary