Text Features
A feature that emphasizes ideas in the text
Print feature
To restate the central idea and key details of a text in your own words
Paraphrase
Marked using colored pencils or +, -, ~
Tone
The Latin word petra means "rock." Based on this, what does the word petrified mean?
A to be exhausted
B too scared to move
C extremely brave
D to make bigger
B too scared to move
The reason an author writes a text
Author's purpose
A feature that supports or clarifies information in the text
Graphic feature
To restate the central idea of a text in your own words
Summarize
Circle these in the text
Key words
The Latin word debere means “to owe.” Based on this, what does the word endeavor mean?
A to encourage
B to give away money or things
C to try hard to do something
D to give up
C to try hard to do something
The author of a drama/play
Playwright
A device used by an author or poet to visually present and structure a text to support the intended meaning
Graphical element
A conclusion about a text based on text evidence and background knowledge
Inference
You use hashtags for these
Main idea or take-aways
The Latin word advertere means “to turn toward.” Based on this, what does the word adversary mean?
A a student
B a friend
C an enemy
D a mentor
C an enemy
Repeating the same sounds at the beginning of two or more words in close proximity
Alliteration
An author's statement of appreciation, typically printed at the beginning of a book
Acknowledgement
To explain what an author is showing in text evidence
Elaboration
Who, what, when, where, why, how
GIST
The Latin word memor means “mindful.” Based on this, what does the word commemorate mean?
A to remember or celebrate
B to direct or control
C to hide or conceal
D to choose
A to remember or celebrate
The group of readers the author wants to read the text
Intended audience
To cite or identify; a statement that cites or identifies information or a source
Reference
This is used to identify the meaning of words without a dictionary
Context clues
ABAB, AABB, ABCB
Rhyme scheme
The Latin word prosperus means “favorable.” Based on this, what does the word prosperity mean?
A being obsessed
B easily angered
C being happy
D being fortunate
D being fortunate
The city Mx. Sipko was born in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania