Text Structure
The way the author _________ the text.
What is organizes?
Identify the adjective in this sentence: The tiny rabbit squeezed under the fence.
What is "tiny"
What does NON-FICTION mean?
What is the real or true
What is central idea?
What is "what the text is mostly about".
How many desks are in this class?
26
The text explains what happened and why it happened.
What is cause and effect?
Identify the verb: Paul and Pamela walked to the grocery store.
What is "walked"
What is another term for central idea?
What is main idea?
What must you look for to find the topic if you don't have a title?
Topic sentence
How many stripes are on the American flag?
13
The events are told in logical order.
What is chronological/sequence?
The name of a section or paragraph.
What is the heading?
What is the central idea?
Do you ever wonder how you taste things? You owe your sense of taste to your taste buds. We have 9,000 taste buds just on the tongue alone. There are also taste buds on the roof of your mouth. You even have taste buds on the back of your throat.
A. Why we can taste only sweet things.
B. That we taste through our nose
C. Taste buds are found in different places.
The central idea is C. Taste buds are found in different places.
Name a genre that falls under the Non-fiction category?
biography, autobiography, journal, Newspaper
Two or more topics details explain how they are alike or different.
What is compare and contrast?
Identify the type of sentence as a complete, fragment, or run on: I wanted some chocolate cake mother made me one for dinner.
What is "run on"
What do we call information that supports the central idea?
What is supporting detail
What is the Main Idea?
Soccer players learn many skills when playing soccer. Soccer players learn how to dribble and pass the ball. They also learn how to control the ball so they can eventually score. Most importantly, soccer players learn how to work together with their teammates.
A. They also learn how to control the ball so they can eventually score.
B. Soccer players learn how to dribble.
C. Soccer players learn many skills when playing soccer.
The main idea is
C. Soccer players learn many skills when playing soccer.
What is the third planet from the sun?
Earth
The details explain a topic using examples and sensory words.
What is description?
What is the conjunction (FANBOYS)?
I wasn't going to go to school today, but my mom made me get up and go.
What is the conjunction "but"
I wasn't going to go to school today, but my mom made me get up and go.
Give an example of supporting detail?
What is facts/statistics, anecdotes, charts/graphs?
True of false? Central idea is ONE word.
False
List all text structure types
Chronological/sequence
cause and effect
problem and solution
compare and contrast
description