Text Features
This comes before the text starts. It often tells you what the text is discussing.
Title
The sky darkened, and I felt like it matched my mood perfectly.
The person is feeling upset or angry.
The printer groaned as it produced copy after copy.
Produced means ____________
created/made
Nouns are ______, __________, and ________
Give an example
people, places, things
man, hat, school
Define Cause
Cause: the reason something happens
also known as a "tiny title".
Helps you know what the section is about.
subheading
I paced and paced, nervously licking at my paw until I heard the front door open.
the dog or cat is feeling anxious. They are happy their owner returns.
In Lilo & Stitch, Stitch is the protagonist because the whole story revolves around him.
Protagonist means ________
main character or hero of the story
Verbs are ___________
Given an example.
actions
run, talk, jump, eat
Define effect
the result or outcome
Darkened text that sticks out. Often an important word.
bold/key words
Ashley thought Pearl had forgiven her for spilling fruit punch on her white sweatshirt last Wednesday. She had said "it's fine", but when Ashley went to sit next to Pearl, she quickly stood up and stormed off.
Various answers.
Pearl is still upset, pearl is passive aggressive, etc
In The Lion King, Scar kills Mufasa to take over Pride Rock. Scar is the antagonist in this film.
Antagonist means _______________
Often the villain
Adjectives _________ _____________
Give an example
Describe nouns.
BLUE ball.
Tall girl.
I didn't know it, but heat had traveled up the metal spoon in the pan. As I grabbed the handle, I yelled out in pain!
Cause:
Effect:
cause: the pan heated the spoon
Effect: the spoon hurt the hand
Provides definitions of words used in text
Glossary
Cybil sat on the concrete steps behind her house. She fiddled with a small twig-- she felt small like the twig after today. She pondered her day, wondering why she never got picked first for anything in class.
Cybil is thinking back on her day in a negative way.
Cybil is upset about never getting picked first
Cybil doesn't understand why she is never picked first
"Don't waste my time with trivial things, I have too many important things to focus on", I said to my class.
Trivial means ___________
unimportant or not significant
Adverbs ____________ ____________
Give an example
Describe verbs
QUICKLY jumped
The theme of a story is the _______________________
the lesson learned
Found in the beginning of a book.
Provides name of chapter and page numbers for when each chapter begins.
table of contents
I could barely hold my head up as my teacher droned on and on about some boring topic. I wasn't trying to be rude but my eyes kept drooping shut.
the student is exhausted/ falling asleep in class
I pondered the conversation I had with my best friend earlier- was she still upset with me I wondered?
Pondered means __________
to think about
Write a sentence using at least
1 noun
1 verb
1 adjective
1 adverb
I dribbled the smooth basketball quickly through my legs.
Basketball = noun
smooth = adjective
dribbled = verb
quickly = adverb
the central idea is ____________________
the main idea