Text Structure: Ice Cream
Ice-cream is a delicious frozen treat that comes in a many different colors and flavors. Two of my favorite flavors are strawberry and chocolate. Though both of these flavors are delicious, strawberry may contain pieces of fruit while chocolate usually will not. Even though more chocolate ice-cream is sold across the country annually than strawberry, each flavor tastes great inside of a milk shake.
Compare and Contrast
If you like to write and draw, I hope you will keep learning too. Good luck and keep your eyes open. There might be a story right under your nose.
What is the meaning of right under your nose in this paragraph?
right in front of you
The octopus is a very shy animal. If an octopus is scared, it will squirt ink and swim away.
What is the meaning of the word shy in this text?
fearful
Most mobile phones sold today have an operating system that was either designed by Apple or Google. Apple makes the iOS operating system powering their iPhones and iPads. Google makes the Android operating system that can be found on many different mobile phones and tablets. Both of these operating systems allow users to connect to app stores and download applications. To launch these applications, users press small square buttons that appear on their home screens. One major difference between these two operating systems is that Apple makes all of its own hardware. That is to say, the iOS operating system only appears on products created by Apple. On the other hand, many different manufacturers like Samsung, Sony, and LG use the Android operating system. Which one do you like better: Android or iOS?
Compare and Contrast
What are antonyms?
Words that are opposites.
The ice-cream shop around the corner from my house has the best ice-cream in the city. When you first walk inside, there is a long chrome counter with matching stools extending to alongside the far wall. Right where the counter stops, the booth seating begins. There are lots of old-timey knickknacks on the walls and chrome napkin holders on all the tables. My favorite part of the shop is behind the counter glass, where they keep all of the ice-cream flavors. A rainbow of delicious sugary flavors is kept cool and delicious behind the counter glass.
Description
The three fallen climbers were wet and cold. But they had to keep moving to stay warm. They hiked for miles to try to make it down the mountainside. Soon it became dark. They had to face the fact they would be spending the night outdoors on the mountain-this time in bad weather.
What is the meaning of face the fact in this paragraph?
to admit that something is true
Getting a good idea for a book is the hardest thing for me, but also the most fun. Watching Milwaukee's annual circus parade with its flashy colors and interesting animals inspired the idea for my book Circus.
What is the meaning of the word inspired in this paragraph?
to give an idea to do something
Getting a new phone is a really cool feeling, but your phone can’t do much without applications. In order to get the most from your new phone, you need to download apps. To do this you will need a data connection. Some plans allow you to get data from your phone network. If your plan lets you to do this, you can connect to web services anywhere that your phone gets a signal. If your plan does not let you to do this, you will need to connect your device to a Wi-Fi network. Free Wi-Fi can be found at coffee shops, laundry mats, and other public locations. Once your phone is receiving data, go to the application store on the device. Use the search or browse functions to find fun, interesting, or useful programs. Once you have found an application that you want to try, click the button to download and install it on your device. Not all applications are free, so make sure that you know how much the app costs before agreeing to download it. Also, if you are under the age of 18, get your parent’s permission before downloading anything. You’ll like your new phone so much more once you have some cool apps.
Sequence
What is another word for main idea?
Theme, central message, lesson, message, moral
Freezer burn may have wasted more ice-cream than sidewalks. If you don’t know, freezer burn is when ice crystals form on the surface of ice-cream. These ice crystals can ruin the texture and flavor of the ice cream. But you can prevent freezer burn. Since freezer burn is caused when melted ice-cream is refrozen, rather than eating your ice-cream from the container as it melts, scoop your ice-cream into a bowl and put the container back in the fridge immediately. Doing this ought to help you solve your issues with freezer burn.
Problem and Solution
The woods are full of magic each spring.While the magicians don't have black hats or white rabbits, they do have bright colors, strong smells, and even hungry birds and ants. And they're so good at their tricks, that they've survived for hundreds of thousands of years.
What is the magic in the woods in this paragraph? (hint: you have to make an inference!)
colorful wild flowers
Without another word, Jerry Muskrat slipped down into the water and swam over to the big green lily pad of Grandfather Frog. Then he pounded the water loudly with is tail.
To go in quietly
A mobile phone is lost every second by some estimates. A 2011 survey shows that about 22% of Americans have lost a mobile phone. When a person loses their phone, they don’t just lose a device that may have cost as much as $600, they lose phone numbers, photos, and sensitive information. If the phone isn’t locked and it gets lost or stolen, someone may use it to commit identity theft. Perhaps the worst part about this is that it can be prevented. Today’s smart phones have free applications that allow you to find your lost phone using GPS signals. Even if you cannot retrieve your phone, you can use these applications to delete your data so that you are less likely to become a victim of identify theft. Losing your phone feels horrible, but if you take the time to install a phone-finding app, you’ll be much better prepared to deal with it.
Problem and Solution
What do you have to use to make an inference?
What I already know plus what's in the text
No one knows the true origin of ice-cream, but the first published ice-cream recipe appears in “Mrs. Mary Eales's Receipts,” a cook book that was printed in London in 1718. Sometime around 1832, an African American confectioner named Augustus Jackson created multiple ice cream recipes and invented a superior technique to manufacture ice cream. Ice cream soda was invented around 1874, but the real breakthrough may have been at the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis, Missouri, when the American ice-cream cone was unveiled!
Chronological
Well, I'd always kind of kicked the idea around a little bit, helping my aunt and uncle who had some restaurants. Probably when I went into vocational school is when I really started taking it seriously as a profession.
What is the meaning of always kind of kicked the idea around a little bit in this paragraph?
thought about something from time to time
"Was he like you, Grandpa" Jake asked. "Your Grandpa Joe?"
"You mean old and wrinkled?"
What is the meaning of the word mean in this text?
intend
For better or worse, mobile phones are changing the world; however, one place where phones are definitely making things worse is on the road.
Today it is common for motorists to play with their mobile phones while driving. Drivers may get bored or impatient while waiting in traffic and
use their smart phones to pass the time by checking sports scores, stock numbers, or news stories. Worse still, they may engage in text
messaging. Some drivers are so used to receiving and responding to communications immediately that it does not occur to them to wait until an
appropriate time to respond. As soon as they get a message, these drivers will try to read and respond to it. There are many reasons why people
use cell phones while driving, but none of them are good reasons.
Cause and Effect
Name the 5 types of context clues (hint: IDEAS)
Inference, definition, example, antonym, synonym
Making ice-cream is not easy. Cream and sugar have to first be mixed in a frozen container. Ingredients may be added at this point, if desired. The mixture must be stirred and whipped until the cream and sugar mixture is frozen. Depending on the equipment, this may take as long as an hour. After the ice-cream is prepared, it must be kept frozen until it is ready to be enjoyed. Making ice-cream is difficult, but most people would agree that it is worth the trouble.
Sequence
"A happy ending," Andy said. "The baby porcupine was lost and was crying for his mama." I knew he was right, although I hadn't known before that porcupines had voices. The little porcupine was climbing down towards its mother. My heart lifted like a helium balloon.
What is the meaning of my heart lifted like a helium balloon in this paragraph?
To feel relief
I was enchanted with the idea. I thought it would be so much fun to write about.
What is the meaning of the word enchanted in this text?
delighted/curious/happy
A smart phone is a mobile phone with built-in computer system that can send emails, view websites, or download applications. The first use of the term smart phone was in 1997, when Ericson described its GS 88 as a “smart phone.” In 2003 phones got even smarter when Andy Rubin launched the Android mobile operating system. It would take years for the first Android powered phone to reach the market, but today over 80% of all mobile phones are powered by Android. Yet, perhaps the biggest development in the history of smart phones occurred in 2007, when the original iPhone was released. The first iPhone didn’t even have an app store, but it set many of the standards that people have come to expect from smart phones, like using the phone with just a finger on the screen rather than with a keypad or stylus. Smart phones have changed the world and continue to improve. I don’t know where the future will take us, but I bet that the phones will be cooler.
Chronological Order
Compare and Contrast, Description, Sequence, Cause and Effect, Problem and Solution