Context Clues
I feel like a vagabond, wandering around the park.
a. traveler
b. citizen
Joe runs as quick as lightning.
Joe runs fast.
Jake is a couch potato.
Jake is lazy.
A text with rhythm and rhyme.
Poetry
Compare/Contrast
I am on a quest to find the exit.
a. burden
b. mission
She watched him like a hawk.
She watched him closely.
The peaceful lake was a mirror.
The lake was calm and smooth.
A text that gives us facts and information.
Non-fiction
A text that is written in order.
Sequence of Events
I am going to sojourn here until you find me.
a. push
b. stay
My anger is like fire in my chest.
I am really angry.
Lila is a workhorse.
Lila works really hard.
A made up story with characters, setting, problem, solution.
Fiction
A text that names a big idea and has supports.
Main Idea/Details
I am wayfaring my way back to you.
a. walking
b. flying
The sadness moved in a like a dark cloud.
The clouds are balls of cotton.
A fiction text that could be true but it isn't.
A text where something is wrong and then it is solved.
Problem/Solution
Don't get frenzied, I'm fine.
a. worried
b. bored
He was as hungry as a horse.
He was really hungry.
Her temper is a volcano.
Her temper will explode.
A text where the characters have to find clues to solve something unknown.
Mysteries
A text where something happens because something else happened.
Cause/Effect