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?
What text structure would be BEST to use to write about the life of Abraham Lincoln?
Chronological/Sequence
BONUS 100pts.: Explain why (HINT: What always comes, but never arrives, and once it's here, it's gone?)
A distinguishing quality or feature that someone or something has. It describes or identifies them. HINT: Not a part of speech
What is characteristic?
This is used to organize information when planning your writing
What is a graphic organizer
This text structure is made up of two words...Time & Order
What is Chronological?
This Text Structure usually has steps to follow.
What is Sequence?
What text structure contains adjectives (ex. The baby blanket was soft, plush and smelled like powder and cotton candy.)
Description
The central idea in a story or text; what a text is mostly about.
What is the Main Idea?
DAILY DOUBLE: What is the does the root chron/ chron mean?
time
What text structure would this be: As the rain droplets fell against the glass window they made a tink, tink, tinkity sound like teensy topaz gemstones being sprinkled over a mirror.
Description
BONUS 100pts : Name the THREE types of figurative language that were used in the question.
DAILY DOUBLE: She is as fast as a cheetah.
What is a simile?
The type of text that describes facts and real events
Non-fiction
DAILY DOUBLE: Unlike my parents, who love classical music, I detest it. What does the the word detest mean?
Intense dislike or extreme hate
What text structure: You read a passage talking about the association of violent video games and increased aggression in boys. The passage provides research based evidence and expert vetted solutions to assist with handling this predicament.
Problem and Solution
BONUS 100pts.: Explain why the author used problem and solution instead of cause and effect.
What are 3 types of figurative language/literary devices?
Metaphor, simile, personification, etc.
Using these is an excellent way to organize material and provide the reader with a quick idea of the next 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?
What is point of view?
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?
What text structure is this? Let's take a look at apples and oranges.
What is compare and contrast?
Text structure that contains because, therefore, if, then, etc.
Cause and Effect
DAILY DOUBLE: The hours-long journey was a weight on my shoulders. What literary device is this?
Metaphor
What punctuation mark is used when showing someone is speaking?
What is quotation marks?
This is a conclusion that the reader can make from the information provided in the text.
What is an inference?