GENRE
You are previewing a text and you see the following text features. What is the genre?
- A photo of a machine
- A diagram showing parts of the machine
- Facts about the machine
- Subtitles dividing paragraphs
EXPOSITORY/
NONFICTION/
INFORMATIONAL
What is the authors purpose behind writing a book titled: All About Elephants
INFORM
Use capitalization to correct the sentence below:
my grandma and i like to go to new mexico for hannukkah.
My grandma and I like to go to New Mexico for Hannukkah.
What is the THEME of a story?
THE MESSAGE/ LESSON THEY ARE TRYING TO TEACH US.
You read a nonfiction article that tells you all about hermit crabs. What is the text structure?
Descriptive
You are previewing a text and you see the following text features. What is the genre?
- A photo of a woman
- Facts
- A timeline of the woman's life
BIOGRAPHY/
AUTOBIOGRAPHY/
PERSONAL NARRATIVE
What is the authors purpose behind writing a book titled: The Dragon Who Loved Tacos
ENTERTAIN
Insert commas to correct the sentence below:
My favorite animals are polar bears geckos pandas and snakes.
My favorite animals are polar bears, geckos, pandas, and snakes.
What are TEXT FEATURES?
ANYTHING YOU SEE IN A READING BESIDES WORDS. (PHOTOS, FACTS, SUBTITLES, DIAGRAMS, DRAWINGS, LABELS, KEY WORDS.)
You read a nonfiction article explaining what pollution is and how it hurts the Earth. What is the text structure?
Cause and effect
You are previewing a text and you see the following text features. What is the genre?
- Dialogue
- Characters
- Problem and solution
- Long paragraphs of sentences
LITERARY/
FICTION
When an author uses facts to support their OPINION about something, the authors purpose is...
PERSUASIVE
Conjugate the verb "cook" to make sense in the following tenses:
PAST:
PRESENT:
FUTURE:
PAST: COOKED
PRESENT: COOKING
FUTURE: COOK
What is point of view?
Point of view is the narrators position in relation to the story being told.
You read a nonfiction article about how pollution hurts the Earth and how we can all work together to prevent pollution. What is the text structure?
Problem/ solution
You are previewing a text and you see the following text features. What is the genre?
- Little or no punctuation
- Lines and stanzas
- Few words and no paragraphs
What is the authors purpose behind using a diagram in their passage?
TO HELP US BETTER UNDERSTAND SOMETHING BY GIVING US A VISUAL.
Correct the run-on sentence below by adding a comma and conjunction:
All the parents came to our school play they all liked it.
All the parents came to our school play, and they all liked it.
What are the five components of a story map?
CHARACTERS, SETTING, PLOT, PROBLEM, SOLUTION
You read a nonfiction article that talks about two machines and shows how they are alike and different. What is the text structure?
Compare/contrast
You are previewing a text and you see the following text features. What is the genre?
- Stage directions
- Dialogue
- A script
- A narrator
DRAMA/
THEATRE
How can you tell the author wants to persuade the reader with this sentence:
"Vote for John for class president because he is the smartest kid in the school!"
BECAUSE THEY ARE EXPRESSING AN OPINION
What are the meanings of these three homophones:
Their-
There-
They're-
THEIR- SHOWS OWNSERSHIP
THERE- A PLACE
THEY'RE- THEY ARE
CLUES YOU CAN FIND IN A READING TO FIGURE OUT THE MEANING OF AN UNKOWN WORD.
You read a nonfiction article about how a machine has developed over time, from the beginning of its creation to present day. What is the text structure?
Sequence