Text Features and Structures

Features Fun

100

Which text feature would I use to find the definition of the word ordinary?

Bonus 500: Which text feature would I use to find the page where the word frenzy is located. 

Glossary, Index

200

Explain where you would find the table of contents of a book.

If you can explain where to find the index, you get an extra 300 points!

Table of contents: Front of book

Index: Back of book

300

Create a caption for this photo.

Basketball is a popular sport. 

400

What caption would you write for this photograph?

"Laughter is good for the soul"

500

What text features would you include if you were writing an article on baseball?

Photograph of a person playing baseball. Statistics in a graph or table. Headings, Subheadings, and bold words. 

Structures Fun

100

Which text structure uses a timeline as it's graphic organizer?

Bonus  400 if you create a timeline of your life including 5 main events.

Chronological/Sequence

200

Based on the subheading, what text structure would you expect the section to use?

How to drive a car.

Sequence

300

Which text structure is this?

Tennis shoes and high heels are both shoes. However, tennis shoes can be worn to play basketball, but high heels should not. 

Bonus 500 points if you can create another example.

Compare and Contrast

400

Based on the subheading, what text structure would you expect the section to use?

Dogs Habitat 

Where dogs live

500

Based on the subheading, what text structure would you expect the section to use? 

The Life of John Adams.

Bonus 500 points if you can create another example.

Chronological

Text Features

100

_______ can be used to find what page a chapter in a book is on?

What is table of contents?

200

Which text feature would you use to find out the main idea of a section in an article?  Bonus 300 if you can snap your fingers

What is a subheading? Bonus 300 

300

Which text feature would you use to find out the main idea of the whole article? Bonus 400 points if you can tell a funny joke.

What is a heading? Bonus 400

400

Which text feature is often in bold, italics, underlined, or colored? 

What are key words? 

500

Which text feature would I use to find the key word "charge".

What is index?

Text Structure

100

Which text structure would this heading most likely be.

The Differences Between Horses and Ponies.

Compare and Contrast

200

List signal words for Problem and Solution? Bonus 400 if you can name 5 

List them

300

Create an example of problem and solution.

Bonus 500 if you can create an example of cause and effect.

Answer problem and solution.

Bonus 500

400

Name and describe all of the text structures that we have studied. (There are 8)

Chronological: Time Order of events

Sequence: Steps in a process

Compare and Contrast: Tells the similarities and differences 

Cause and Effect: Something happens causing something else to happen

Problem and Solution: a problem, or conflict, occurs and solutions are suggested.

Main Idea/Detail

Description

Classification

500

Which text structure is this an example of...

Andrew was running too fast down the road. As a result, he tripped and fell, breaking his nose. 

Cause and Effect

Random

100

Which text feature describes a photo or illustration?

Caption

200

Which text feature would I use to find the section of the book titled "The Strength of the Sea Lion"?

Tell a joke for 200 points

What is table of contents?

300

Which text feature would I use to find out more information about a topic? (often contains fun facts)

Text box, side bar

400

How many text features can you list?

400 points if you can name 5

or

800 if you can name 10

How many did you name?

table of contents, index, glossary, heading/subheading, key words, text boxes, pictures and captions, labeled diagrams, charts/graphs, etc.

500

What should a CER never include

First person pronouns