Text Structures
Text Structure that shows similarities and differences
What is Compare and Contrast
What text feature tells us the name of the text?
What is title?
This context clue strategy gives the meaning of a word directly in the sentence.
What is Definition?
Identify the subject in the following sentence.
My family went to Brazil for the world cup.
What is "my family"
The main point of an entire text?
What is Central Idea?
Text Structure that Describes a topic, idea, or thing by listing details
What is Description
What do you call a note at the bottom of a page?
What is footnote?
In the sentence, “The boy was elated, or very happy, to see his best friend,” the phrase “very happy” is an example of this type of context clue strategy.
What is Synonym?
Identify the kind of sentence below
On my pizza I want pepperoni, bacon, and ham.
What is simple sentence?
What do you use to support and explain the central idea?
What is key ideas?
Text Structure that uses the signal words solution, solve, answer, challenge, resolution
What is Problem and Solution
What is the purpose of a caption under a picture?
What is an explanation for the picture
What is photo credits
If a sentence says, “Unlike his gregarious brother, Mark is quite shy,” the word “unlike” signals this type of context clue.
What is antonym?
Identify the type of sentence
Mary went to get a washcloth because her sister got chocolate on the counter.
What is complex sentence
How do you write a proper citation?
What is (author last name, paragraph #)
Text structure where Facts, events, or details in the correct order that they occurred
What is Chronological
If you want to quickly find what page a chapter or section starts on, this text feature will help you.
What is table of contents?
In the sentence, “Celestial bodies, such as the sun, moon, and stars, fill the night sky,” the list of items is an example of this context clue strategy.
What is example?
Identify the sentence
It rained all day, so I could not go to the park.
What is complex sentence?
What are the notes we put on the side of our paragraphs or sections of text?
What is SNOTS (Small notes on the side)?
Text Structure that Shows how one event leads to another
What is Cause and Effect
What text feature breaks up the text into different sections?
What is sub heading, sub title?
In the sentence, “After walking for miles in the desert, her parched throat begged for water,” the meaning of “parched” must be figured out using this type of clue.
What is inference?
What is the acronym you can use to remember the different coordinating conjunctions in a sentence?
What is FANBOYS
What are the 2 kinds of nonfiction texts we have read so far?
What is informational article and persuasive speech?