Nonfiction

Text Features

100

This text feature tells you the title, author, and illustrator of a book

What is the title page?

200

You would go to this text feature if you wanted to know the meaning of "electronic"

What is a glossary?

300

This text feature divides chapters into smaller parts

What is a heading?

400

This text feature explains what is happening in a picture

What is a caption?

500

This text feature can be found at the end of a book, goes in alphabetical order, and tells you on what pages you can find certain words

What is the index?

Text Structures

100

What text structure is this an example of:

First, I woke up. Then, I brushed my teeth. Then, I ate breakfast. Finally, I got dressed.

What is a sequence?

200

You would use this text structure if you wanted to explain a problem, and how to fix that problem

What is, "problem and solution?"

300

This is an example of a text structure:

Apples are fruits, just like oranges. But, apples come in many colors, and oranges are just orange.

What is compare and contrast?

400

This text structure describes what things look like

What is description?

500

Some key words of this text structure are: "First," "then," "finally"

What is sequence?

Credit Your Source!!

100

This word means, to take someone's work without giving them credit

What is plagiarism?

200

This word means, to put someone else's words in your own words (and giving them credit)

What is paraphrasing?

300

Is this plagiarism:

In the book, Bananas and Beans, the author says that eating bananas is a great way to start your day

No! It is paraphrasing

400

How do you give credit for a source you used in the States Project?

Write the title of the book and the name of the author

500

True or False: If I'm paraphrasing, I don't need to give the author credit

False!

Main Idea

100

This is a word for the most important point in a book or article

What is main idea?

200

Does a main idea have to be a complete sentence?

Yes!

300

Is this a main idea: Math is the best class ever!

Yes

400

Is this a main idea: Dogs?

No

500

What test did Morah Toba mention the main idea has to pass?

The "Guess What?" Test!

States Project

100

What part of the US is Pennsylvania in?

The Northeast!

200

What part of the US is Nebraska in?

Midwest

300

What part of the US is California in?

The West

400

What are we going to start doing on Tuesday?

Researching

500

What are the four categories we will be researching for our project?

History, geography, landmarks, fun fact