Text Structure
The way a paragraph is structured, the author explains the topic by using characteristics, features, and examples
description
This identifies the topic of the text and tells what the text will be about
the title
What do you call two words joined together?
(extra points to give an example!)
Compound Word
Define a noun
A person, a place, or a thing
What are the thinking jobs for fictional texts?
Character
Problem
Solution
Lesson Learned
The way a paragraph is structured, the author tells the order in which events occur in a text.
Sequence / Chronological Order
This tells the name of the chapters and what pages the chapters can be found on
The table of context
What do you call a piece of a word that you add to the beginning of the word?
(extra 100 points: give an example)
Prefix
(pre-, un-, ex-, il-, non-, auto-)
What describes a noun
Adjective
What are the thinking jobs for nonfictional texts?
Text
Teaching Me/Main Idea
Author's Point of View
The way a paragraph is structured, the author tells what happened and why it happened.
Cause and effect
This tells what pages the reader can find certain topics
index
What do you call a piece of a word that you add to the end of the word?
(extra 100 points: give an example)
Suffix
(-less, -ful, -ing, -tion, -es, -s, -able, -ly)
Daily Double
Part 1: Define a verb
Part 2: Give an example
Something you do
ex. run, jump, cry, feel, do
What are the thinking jobs for poetry texts?
Literal Meaning
Deeper Meaning
The way a paragraph is structured, the author provides an issue and describes how or can be or how it was solved
Problem and solution
This feature makes lists easier to read and understand.
It names the main points of the topic
Bullet points
- just
- like
- this
What do you call the main part of a word (What you add onto)
Ex: action, react, act, acting
Base word or root word
What goes at the beginning and end of a quote
"..."
What do you call a figure of speech that compares two unlike things using the words “like” or “as.”
(extra points to give an example)
a simile
The way a paragraph is structured, the author shows similarities and differences between two or more things.
(Extra points if you saw which VISUAL can be used to show this)
Compare and contrast
- Venn Diagram
This text feature explains information or how something works in a visual way
a diagram
What do you do to the beginning of a paragraph?
Indent
What always goes at the end of a sentence?
punctuation
! ? .
What do you call a word or phrase is applied to an object or action, but it is not the literal meaning?