Text Structures
Graphic Organizers
Text Features
Tuesdays with Morrie
Vocabulary
100
The clue words for this text structure are... In contrast On the other hand Like Unlike
What is compare and contrast?
100
This graphic organizer shows how things are alike and different.
What is a Venn Diagram?
100
This text feature will help you find the page you are looking for.
What is the table of contents.
100
Mitch wants to do have this job when he gets out of college
What is a piano player?
100
This is a nonfiction book of maps.
What is an atlas?
200
The clue words for this text structure are... If...then Because therefore so as a result
What is cause and effect?
200
This graphic organizes your background knowledge, the things you are curious about and your new knowledge.
What is a kwl
200
This text feature is found in the back of the book and contains definitions of bold words.
What is the glossary?
200
Illness Morrie has
What is ALS
200
This is a nonfiction book containing words and definitions.
What is a dictionary?
300
The clue words for this text structure are... First Second Third Next After
What is sequence of events?
300
This graphic organizer is divided into 3 columns one for things that are true, one for things you are curious about and one for your reaction to the text.
What is FQR chart
300
This tells the nonfiction reader the main idea of the text.
What is the title?
300
Interviews Morrie on Nightline.
Who is Ted Koppel
300
A speaker may change this to convey the importance of what they are saying.
What is tone?
400
The clue words for this text structure are... such as for example for instance beside near
What is descriptive
400
The things that are similiar are written in the middle of this graphic organizer.
What is a venn diagram.
400
This teaxt feature lets the nonfiction reader know what each smaller section of text is about.
What is the heading
400
Mitch brings this when he visits Morrie
What is food?
400
During this activity students always record definitions, may use abbrvieations, and may skip words like "the"
What is note taking?
500
These two structures share clue words.
What are problem and solution and cause and effect?
500
These parts of this chart are filled out before reading.
What is the K and W in a KWL
500
This nonfiction text feature help the reader understand numerical information.
What is a graph?
500
You are not a wave....
What is ...you are part of the ocean?
500
This is a picture in a book used to help the nonfiction reader better understand the text.
What is a diagram?