Context
This strategy involves looking at the title, pictures, and headings before you begin reading.
What is previewing?
This structure tells about events in the order they happened, often using dates or times.
What is Chronological Order (or Sequence)?
Unlike fiction, the primary goal of an expository text is to do this for the reader.
What is inform (or explain)?
Expository texts rarely use this punctuation mark, as they focus on stating facts rather than showing strong emotion.
What is an Exclamation Point?
This is the atmosphere or emotional "feeling" a writer creates for the reader through their choice of words.
What is Mood?
When you use clues from the story plus what you already know to "read between the lines."
What is an inference?
Signal words like because, since, and as a result indicate this type of text structure.
What is Cause and Effect?
Found at the back of the book, this alphabetical list tells you the exact page numbers for specific topics.
What is the index?
These are used in pairs to insert extra information into a sentence, similar to parentheses, or singly to add a detailed explanation at the end.
What are Dashes?
A struggle between opposing forces, which can be internal (character vs. self) or external (character vs. nature).
What is Conflict?
To improve focus, a reader might do this—marking the text with symbols, highlights, or notes in the margin.
What is annotating?
This structure introduces a conflict or dilemma and then explains how it was fixed or handled.
What is Problem and Solution?
This is when an author acknowledges the "other side" of the argument before explaining why it is wrong.
What is a counterargument (or counterclaim)?
nformational writers use this grammar "agreement" to ensure the person or thing doing the action matches the action itself.
What is Subject-Verb Agreement?
This term describes the author’s specific attitude toward a subject, revealed through their word choice and style.
What is Tone?
This "fix-up" strategy is what you do when you realize you've reached the bottom of a page but don't remember anything you read.
What is rereading?
Words like similarly, on the other hand, and both are used in this structure.
What is Compare and Contrast?
This is the "turning point" or the moment of highest tension in a story.
What is the Climax?
In the sentence "The meal was prepared by the chef.," this grammatical voice is used, often making the text feel more objective.
What is Passive Voice?
this is a reference within a story to a well-known person, place, event, or another work of literature (like the Bible or Mythology)
What is an Allusion?
This acronym stands for a 5-step study method: Survey, Question, Read, Recite, and Review.
What is SQ3R?
Often found in manuals or science books, this structure provides a detailed look at a topic's characteristics and features.
What is Description?
This is a "paragraph" in a poem, consisting of a group of lines.
What is a stanza?
This punctuation mark is used to join two independent clauses that are closely related in thought without using a conjunction like "and."
What is a Semicolon?
This is the specific "word choice" an author uses to convey a certain style or degree of formality.
What is Diction?