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Inform Me
Text Features
Persuade Me
Poetry
Figurative language
100
a set of instructions with multiple steps
What are directions?
100
an arrangement of information in columns and rows
What is text?
100
a text in which the author is trying to convince the reader of something
What is persuasive text?
100
spects of writing that reveal the emotions that an author brings to a subject. Tone can be positive, negative, or neutral
What is tone?
100
a type of figurative language that compares two unlike things or ideas by using the word like or as
What is simile?
200
the main point a writer wants to communicate with a text
What is the main idea?
200
a representation of events in chronological order
What is timeline?
200
the repetition of phrase that contain similar words or have the same grammatical structure
What is parallelism?
200
ordinary language in the style of everyday speech, with sentences grouped into paragraphs and a continuous flow of text
What is prose?
200
language that appeals to one or more of the five senses of sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch
What is sensory language?
300
to think about the clues in the text along with your own prior knowledge in order to make an educated guess about an unstated idea
What is inference?
300
a representation of regions on earth and their geographical or political features
What is map?
300
in persuasive text, a word or phrase that reveals the author feelings and rouses the readers emotions
What is loaded term?
300
a poem, often short in which the poet conveys an emotion or paints a word picture of his or her experience in a particular situation
What is lyric poem?
300
a type of figurative language that compares two unlike things or ideas by stating that one thing is something else
What is metaphor?
400
any platform used to reach a vast audience, such as radio, television, internet, and newspaper
What is media?
400
a photograph or drawing related to a text
What is illustration?
400
a statement that can be verified, independently and objectively with facts, personal observations, reliable sources, or an experts findings
What is factual claim?
400
a detailed, complex metaphor that continues through a long section of text
What is extended metaphor?
400
the effect narrative techniques used in literature to produce a specific effect
What are literary devices?
500
step-by-step instructions for completing task or project
What is procedural text?
500
an alphabetized list of important words or technical terms and their definitions, often found at the back of a nonfiction publication
What is glossary?
500
a persuasive technique that does not rely on sound reasoning
What is fallacy?
500
lengthy narrative poetry that may tell a story of a hero or mythical adventure
What is epic poetry?
500
a reference to a famous person, event, or work of literature
What is allusion