READING 8 REVIEW

NONFICTION TEXT STRUCTURES: Signal Words

100

This text structures uses signal words like "both," "similar," "different," and "unlike."

COMPARE & CONTRAST

200

This text structure uses signal words like "first," "then," "later," and "finally."

CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER / SEQUENCE

300

This text structure uses signal words like "difficulty," "challenge," "issue," and "solved."

PROBLEM & SOLUTION

400

This text structure uses signal words like "because," "impacted," "as a result," "affected," and "due to."

CAUSE & EFFECT

500

This text structure uses signal words like "features," "looks like," "characteristics," and "for example."

DESCRIPTION

NONFICTION TEXT STRUCTURES: Definitions

100

This text structure is used to explain information about a topic as a series of events or a timeline.

CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER / SEQUENCE

200

This text structure is used to give specific details about a topic and create an image of the topic in the reader's mind.

DESCRIPTION

300

This text structure is used to show how two or more topics are similar and/or different.

COMPARE & CONTRAST

400

This text structure is used to introduce a difficulty and offer ways to solve that difficulty.

PROBLEM & SOLUTION

500

This text structure is used to show how one event leads to another event.

CAUSE & EFFECT

PLOT DIAGRAM

100

This is the beginning of the story when the characters, setting, and background are introduced.

EXPOSITION

200

This is the MOST exciting or suspenseful part of the story. It is also called the "turning point."

CLIMAX

300

This is the series of events kicked off by the conflict and leading up to the climax. The main character faces complications and struggles that increase suspense!

RISING ACTION

400

This is the series of events after the climax, as the tension decreases and the conflict begins to resolve.

FALLING ACTION

500

This is the end of the story when the conflict is resolved and loose ends are tied up (unless it's a cliffhanger...).

RESOLUTION

SUSPENSE TECHNIQUES

100

This technique gives hints or clues about events that will happen later in the story. 

FORESHADOWING

200

This technique occurs when the ending is left unfinished and the readers are left wondering what happened.

CLIFFHANGER

300

This technique occurs when the author makes the reader feel emotionally connected to the character and concerned for the character's well-being.

EMPATHY

400

This TYPE OF IRONY (be specific!) occurs when the audience knows information that characters in the story do NOT know. 

DRAMATIC IRONY

500

This TYPE OF IRONY (be specific!) occurs when the character says the opposite of what they mean. This is also known as sarcasm.

VERBAL IRONY

RANDOM

100

In the short story, "Button, Button," Norma presses the button. What does she EXPECT to happen? What ACTUALLY happens?

She expects a random stranger to die, and she will receive $50,000. Instead, her husband, Arthur, dies, and she collects his life insurance ($50,000). 

200

In the short story, "Lamb to the Slaughter," how does Mary Maloney dispose of the murder weapon at the end?

Mary cooks the murder weapon (the leg of lamb) and serves it to the police officers investigating the case.

300

In the article, "Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire," the author explains how the tragedy led to several new safety laws for workplaces. Name at least TWO of these safety regulations. 

Possible Answers: fire drills, automatic sprinklers, unlocked factory doors, doors that swing outward, better building exits, use of fireproofing materials, fire extinguishers, alarm systems, better facilities for workers, shorter work hours for women/children

400

A text-dependent analysis has three main parts: E________________, I_______________, and I______________________. Name these terms.

Evidence, Inference, and Interrelationship

500

Ms. Neiman's favorite number is 3. What is 100 - 33?

67