Text Features
This text feature tells the reader the topic of whole book or text.
What is the title or heading?
Comparing to things using "like" or "as"
What is a Simile?
This root word means hand
What is man/manu?
This Text Structure compares two topics by giving the similarities and differences of people, places, objects etc . Key Words: similar,different,how ever, both
What is Compare/Contrast?
The turning point of the story
What is Climax?
These text features tell the reader the main idea of each section in the text
What are subheadings?
Comparing two things without using "like" or "as"
What is a Metaphor?
This prefix means before
What is pre-?
This text structure takes something specific and makes it more broad. Key words like all,most,general.
What is Generalization?
This prefix means not
What is the prefix dis-?
This text feature tells the reader that these words are important.
What are bold words?
An exaggerated statement not meant to take literal
What is a hyperbole?
This suffix means the ability to do something
What is able?
This text structure states the problem and gives a solution. Key words: problem,solution,resolved
What is Problem & Solution?
This text structure establishes dates and times in order.
What is Chronological order?
This text feature explains to the reader what is shown in the photograph or illustration.
What is a caption?
Giving human traits to something nonhuman
What is personification?
This root means able to carry
What is port?
Giving certain steps to accomplish a certain goal or activity.Key words: first,then,next
What is sequence.
This part of a story introduces the characters and the setting.
What is exposition?
This text feature shows the reader what something looks like so they can better understand what they are reading about.
What is a photograph or illustration?
The repetition of similar sounds at the begging of the word occurring in two or more words
What is Alliteration?
This prefix means over,beyond,above
What is super/sur?
This text structure gives you why something happened and the result of it happening. Key words:because, for this reason, result
What is Cause and Effect?
This root word means life.
What is bio?