Text Structures
What does the cause tell you?
What does the effect tell you?
Cause tells you why something happens.
Effect tells you what happened.
What is character's perspetive?
a. What the character says.
b. What the character is doing in a story.
c. What the character thinks or feels about something.
C. What the character thinks or feels about something.
Fill in the blank.
Theme is ____________.
A "big idea" or "lesson" that characters learn in a story. It teaches us a universal lesson about life.
Fill in the blank.
A _________ is a short, humorous poem with five lines.
Limerick
Fill in the blank.
The Central Idea tells you _____________.
what the story is mainly about
Name the text structure for the example below:
Cats and dogs are both popular pets. However, cats are more independent. Dogs like companionship.
compare and contrast
Ezra noticed a big dog running down the street without a leash in his direction. He quickly jumped on top of a dumpster.
What is his perspective?
Ezra is afraid of dogs.
Ethan always tell white lies to get himself out of trouble. Now, everyone thinks he's a liar.
What is the theme?
Tell the truth.
A traditional form of Japanese poetry that follows a 5-7-5 syllable rule.
Haiku
What is a another word used that is similar to Central Idea?
Main Idea
Name this text structure. (chronology/compare & contrast/cause and effect)
Chronology
Gracie stumbled over her words during her presentation. The class laughed at her. Instantly, her cheeks turned red and she quickly sat at her desk.
What is her perspective?
Gracie was embarassed/angry/sad because her classmates laughed at her during her presentation.
Even though David is afraid of heights, he still participated in the rock climbing activity.
What is the theme?
Bravery
Face your fears
Identify the poem below:
Come, my little one, with me!
There are wondrous sights to see
As the evening shadows fall;
In your pretty cap and gown,
Rhymed Verse Poem
Getting an education is so important. Studies show that people who get an education make more money. Also, they usually get better jobs when they have an education.
What is the Central Idea?
Getting an education is so important.
Touching a hot stove will burn your hand.
What is the cause?
Touching a hot stove
Michael felt sweat beaming on his forehead as he prepared to take his test. Later, he found out that he passed his test with a B+.
Michael was nervous about taking his test.
Zoey spent hours on her project and got an A+!
What is the theme?
Hard work pays off!
Study hard and you will do well in school.
Identify the poem below:
There once was an elephant in the sky,
Who wanted to learn how to fly.
He flapped day and night,
But couldn’t get it right,
And said with a sigh, “Guess I’m too shy!”
Limerick
Fill in the blank.
You must include ___________ to support the Central Idea.
key details/ supporting details
Here's a list of buzzwords:
Because
As a result
Since
What text structure uses these signal words?
Cause and Effect
The students yelled, "Hooray! We have the highest FAST scores in our district!"
What is their perspective?
They are excited/happy about their test scores.
Gracie noticed that Jayce did not have a snack. She decided to offer him some of her chips instead. They became close friends.
Be nice to others.
Gaining new friendships.
It is better to give than receive.
Identify the poem below:
Green and speckled legs,
Hop on logs and lily pads
Splash in cool water.
Haiku
Physical exercise has many benefits. First, it can improve your body structure. Next, you will sleep better at night. Last, you will become much stronger.
What is the Central Idea?
Physical exerise has many benefits.