Text Features
I'm the words that support the main idea.
What is the details.
Fiction or nonfiction? A text with facts about snakes.
nonfiction: informational
Is not
Isn't
Get cold feet. What does this idiom really mean?
To get nervous before being in front of people.
What do you use to help you figure our what a word means when you are reading a text? Hint: I'm looking for two words.
What is context clues.
I'm at the top of the page and tell the name of a new section or part of the book. I might be in bigger or bold letters.
I'm the heading.
A text written about Martin Luther King Jr.'s life.
nonfiction: biography
Does not
Doesn't
It is raining cats and dogs! What does this idiom really mean?
It is raining really hard outside.
What does the summary consist of?
What is main idea and details.
I can use... SWBST or 5Ws
I'm what the text is mostly about
I'm the main idea.
A story about a little girl who goes to visit the island her Grandma grew up on.
fiction: realistic
Have not
Haven't
Scare the pants off someone. What does this idiom really mean?
To scare someone a lot.
What is the first thing you do for the STAARS process
What is Start with title.
I'm a picture with labels to tell the different parts of something.
I'm a diagram!
A story about sheep who get lost in a jeep.
fiction: fantasy
Are not
Aren't
What does this idiom really mean?: "Go cold turkey"
To quit a bad habit by never doing it again! For example: never eating another piece of candy instead of eating less.
What is the author’s purpose in a nonfiction?
What is to inform, teach, describe, or explain.
I'm the text that is near a picture. I describe what is happening in the picture.
I'm a caption!
A newspaper.
nonfiction: informational
We are
We're
What does this idiom really mean: Cat got your tongue?
To not be able to say what you want to say.
What four things do you need for a good procedural text?
What is a title (how to), list of materials you need, numbered steps of what to do, and use of pictures to help show what to do.