Text Features
Why do authors use text features?
To help explain ideas or help readers locate information.
What are the clue words for 1st person point of view
I, me, my
What is smaller inches or centimeters?
centimeters
The cause: My brother added lots of sugar to his drink.
What is the effect?
It was too sour to drink.
It was too sweet to drink.
He broke the cup.
He had to clean the dishes.
It was too sweet to drink.
What is a stanza
A group of lines in a poem
What do headings tell you?
What the section is about.
What are the clue words for 3rd person point of view?
He, she, they
True or False
All spaces on a ruler are even.
True
The Effect: I got in trouble.
What was the cause?
I gave my mom a rose I picked.
I did my homework after school.
I cleaned my room.
I lied to mom.
I lied to mom.
Name one type of sound pattern used in a poem
Any of theses is fine:
alliteration
rhyme
rhythm
onomatopoeia
What gives more information about a picture?
a graph
a caption
a fact box
a caption
What point of view is it?
I love rock climbing! I go rock climbing every weekend with my dad. It is so fun to be up so high. One day, I hope that I can be a professional rock climber. That would be great!
First person point of view
Tell me 100 hundred in different ways.
100 = ____ tens
100 = ____ hundred
100 = ____ ones
10
1
100
The Cause: Vaughn left a glass of water outside when it was very cold.
What was the effect?
The glass turned blue.
It turned into orange juice.
The water was poured out.
The water froze.
The water froze.
Name the sound pattern:
She sells seashells by the seashore.
Alliteration
Draw the icon for McDonalds
M
What point of view is it?
Kaelyn is in the third grade this year. Her favorite subject in school is Math. She loves numbers and always gets good grades on her tests.
3rd person point of view
What two numbers should you add first in this equation?
31 + 37 + 23 =
Why?
37 + 23 = 60
It is a friendly number, a number that is easy to work with.
The Effect: I did not understand what we were doing.
What was the cause?
I was not paying attention.
I did all my homework.
I ate an apple.
I got a 100 on the test.
I was not paying attention.
As silver words float softly down Like snowflakes falling to the ground.
What are silver words compared to?
snowflakes falling to the ground
What does a fact box tell you?
Specific extra information about the topic.
What point of view is it?
I ran up a steep hill. I was very hot and exhausted. It was a long race, but I was in the lead. I knew if I could keep my pace I would be able to win the race.
1st person point of view
Which problems needs to be regroup the hundreds? Choose all the correct answers.
348 - 184 =
585 - 364 =
647 - 349 =
436 - 118 =
716 - 524 =
348 - 184 =
647 - 349 =
716 - 524 =
Keegan was hungry because he skipped lunch.
What is the effect?
Keegan was hungry
because he skipped lunch
Keegan was hungry
The light is shining very bright.
What does the -ing in shining let us know?
It is shining now.
It was shining brighter yesterday.
It will shine tomorrow.
It is shining now.