Text Features
What is the purpose of text features?
Help understanding; make more visual form of information
What didn't Sam McGee like about being in the Yukon?
The cold
Meaning of grisly...
nasty, disgusting
Why was Sam McGee happy at the end of the ballad?
His frozen body was cremated, and he was finally warm.
What classes do you have to pass in middle school to go to high school?
3 years LA, 3 years Math, 3 years Science, 3 years Social Studies (History & Civics)
What text feature comes first and gives a hint of what you'll read?
title
Who were the two speakers in "They're Made Out of Meat"?
aliens
Meaning of agile
moves quickly and easily
What color is supposed to get you energized? What color calms you down?
red - hyped up
blue - cooled down
What kind of rhyme comes at the end of lines and matches exactly?
What kind rhymes within (inside) the line?
end rhyme
internal rhyme
Two text features that give you a page number for finding the readings - what are they and where are they located?
table of contents - in the front (more general - in numerical order)
index - in the back (more detailed - in alphabetical order)
What do teens respond to better than adults which makes them easier to distract?
rewards
Meaning of coherent
understandable and complete, whole, complete
Why did Van Phillips create a new prosthetic?
He lost his leg in an accident, and the old prosthetics were uncomfortable and clunky.
Why didn't the aliens like the humans?
They didn't think anything just made out of meat could be intelligent.
Sidebar
Why did Cap keep Sam's body after he died? What lesson were we learning?
He made a promise - we should always keep our promises.
Meaning of infinitesimal...
very, very small
What does Ezra Frech do besides sports?
runs a camp for children with disabilities
What are types of elaboration - name 3
facts, statistics, definitions, examples, anecdotes, expert opinions
This text feature can't come by itself, but gives more information on pictures, maps, charts, etc.
caption
What was different about the 2021 Paralympics vs. the 2024 Paralympics for Ezra Frech?
He won 2 gold medals at the 2024 games, but came in 5th in 2021.
Meaning of sentient
When the aliens leave the humans, but talk about how miserable it must be to be all alone, which literary term is this and why?
irony - you would expect them to be friendly to humans if that was their point of view - it's opposite of what you would expect
What kinds of things help you figure out new words? (Can't just say 1)
context clues, word parts, sentences before and after word, definitions, synonyms, antonyms