Text Structure 1
How information in a passage is organized.
What is Text Structure?
Some people confuse this with cause and effect.
What is problem and solution?
Part of speech that informs about an action.
What is an Adverb?
A distinguishing quality or feature that someone or something has.
What is characteristic?
This is used to organize the information from a story to analyze the information.
Graphic organizer
This text structure is made up of two words...Time & Order
What is Chronological?
This Text Structure does not occur at a specific time.
What is Sequence?
An __________ is a part of speech that describes and modifies a noun, to make a writing or conversation more specific, relevant, and coherent.
What is an Adjective?
The central idea in a story or text; what a text is mostly about.
What is the Main Idea?
DAILY DOUBLE: What is the definition of the term land locked?
What is surrounded by land on all sides?
When the students did not study the material, they performed poorly on the test.
What is cause & effect?
DAILY DOUBLE: It was raining cats and dogs outside.
Writing that describes facts and real events
Non-fiction
DAILY DOUBLE: Her mother always told her she way too skinny, but Kay always felt she was really slender. What is the difference between these two words?
What is a skinny has a negative connotation. It usually has an unattractiveness about it; while slender connotates grace.
Identify the part of speech of the word contender and how you made this determination.
What is a noun. The suffix -er indicates that the word is a noun?
What are 3 types of figurative language?
Metaphor, simile, personification, etc.
This is an excellent way to organize material and provide the reader with a quick idea of the passage's main content.
What are subheadings?
A type of nonfiction that teaches the reader about a topic related to the natural world or society.
What is informational text?
A particular way of considering a situation.
Perspective
In a sentence containing a new word or phrase, often the sentences before or after it can provide the reader with clues regarding the meaning of the word. This is an example of what?
What are context clues?
Let's take a look at apples and oranges.
What is compare and contrast?
This is an effective speaking through the use of strong and fresh language and is known to sway an audience.
Persuasion
DAILY DOUBLE: The hours-long journey was a weight on my shoulders.
Metaphor
What punctuation mark is used when joining two independent clauses?
What is a semi-colon?
This is a conclusion that the reader can make from the information provided in the text.
What is an inference?