Text Structure
This structure tells what happens from begining to end.
Sequence
This is what the text is mostly about
Main Idea
The small pieces of information that explain the main idea.
Key Details
The message or lesson the author wants you to learn.
Theme.
To say something true based on facts.
Explain.
Explains how things are alike and different
Compare and Contrast
The facts or details that support the main idea
key details
How do you find key details?
By looking closely at the text and thinking about what's important.
Theme is NOT this. It is not what the story is mostly about.
Main Idea.
To change your mind oropinion
Reconsider.
A passage about how rain causes rivers to flood.
cause and effect
You use this strategy when you put the text in your own words in a shorter way
summarizing
Key details help you understand this.
Main Idea.
Theme is not usually written as one word. It is written as ...
A comlplete sentence.
Revise
A paragraph describing a rainforest and its animals, plants, and weather.
Description
When the author does not directly tell us something we have to...
infer
This strategy helps you remember key details by writing short notes while reading...
Note taking
How do you figure out theme?
By thinking about the characters, their actions, and the lesson they learn.
To solve a problem or figure something out. Scientists or detectives do this.
Discover.
To explain a problem and how it was or can be solved
Lena practiced piano every day. Even when it was hard, she didnt give up. At the recital, she played beautifully.
What is the main idea?
Practice and perseverance lead to success.
Jake woke up late, missed the bus, and had to walk to school in the cold. He arrived tired and grumpy.
WHat key details explain why Jake was tired and grumpy?
Woke up late, missed the bus, was tired and grumpy.
A poor family shares their little food with a stranger, even though they dont have much. What is the theme?
It's important to help others. Kindness and generosity matter.
To understand what youve read deeply
Comprehend.