Greek and Latin Roots
geo
earth
What are conjunctions?
Words that combine other words or groups of words in a sentence
What are context clues?
Hints the author provides to help readers understand the meaning of unfamiliar words
What is figurative language?
Phrases and literary devices used in a text
What are the four types of text structures?
1. Compare/Contrast
2. Cause/Effect
3. Sequential/Logical/Chronological Order
4. Problem/Solution
rupt
break or burst
What are coordinating conjunctions?
Words that join sentence parts that are alike (and, but, or)
Can connect two words, groups of words, or sentences
What are the three possible author's purposes?/What are media techniques used for?
Persuade, Inform, Entertain
What is imagery?
Words authors use to appeal to the readers' senses and help them feel what the characters feel
What is the purpose of problem/solution (text structure)?
To show a problem and how it is solved
inter
with or together
What are subordinating conjunctions?
Words that combine one sentence part to another;
Words that make one part of the sentence dependent on the other sentence part, forming a complex sentence
What is author's craft?
The language and techniques a writer uses to make his or her writing interesting and communicate ideas to the reader
What are sensory words?
Words that appeal to the senses of sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell
What is the purpose of cause/effect (text structure)?
To explain what happened and why it happened
graph/gram
written, drawn, recorded
Some rainforest animals are endangered and need our protection.
True or false: 'and' is the coordinating conjunction in the above sentence
True
What is the central idea and what are the two steps to determine it?
1. Look for text clues (headings, visuals, repeated words, etc.)
2. Evaluate details (facts, examples, description, etc.)
What is the purpose of figurative language?
To add meaning to a text or add to the enjoyment of the text
What is the purpose of compare/contrast (text structure)?
To show how things are alike and different
logy/logist
logy = study of
logist = one who does
Because the climate is dry, lizards thrive in the desert.
True or false: 'Because' is the subordinating conjunction in the above sentence
True
What are the four steps to summarizing a text?
1. Find headings and subheadings
2. Find main ideas
3. Write short topic sentences
4. Combine topic sentences into a short summary
True or false: loud, quiet, buzzing, rambling are examples of sensory words
True
What is the purpose of sequential/logical/chronological order?
To explain events in time order or order of importance