Signal Words
She likes strawberry, _____he likes chocolate.
But
Which text structure is this?
Because it rained, the soccer game is cancelled.
Cause and effect
A paper airplane flies through the room. One of the students in the back starts laughing. What can you infer?
The student threw the airplane.
1-A dog wants to play with a cat, so he gives her leaves to wake her up.
2-A dog wants to play with a cat, so he gives her coffee to wake her up. Then she goes crazy.
3-Because he wanted to play, a dog gave a cat too much coffee and then had to give her leaves to calm down.
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What text structure are these signal words for?
due to, as a result, so
Cause and Effect
Which text structure is this?
Unlike her math teacher, her reading teacher loved to play Kahoot.
Compare and Contrast
There are no Chromebooks or chargers in the room. A girl's Chromebook is at 5%. She raises her hand to ask the teacher a question. What is she asking?
Can I go to my locker for my charger?
What is the best summary of "Paperman"?
1-A man meets a woman at the train station and they like each other and go on a date. He gets in trouble at work.
2-A man meets a woman at a train station; they get separated, but he sees her again and tries to get her attention by flying paper airplanes at her.
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What text structure are these signal words for?
like, unlike, however
compare and contrast
Vincent got a new video game and stayed up too late playing it.
What is the cause?
Vincent got a new video game.
Ms. Warren is getting a new student.
What is the best summary of "Mouse for Sale"?
1-A lonely mouse with big ears finds the perfect boy for him.
2- A mouse with big ears gets bullied by 2 mean boys.
3-A happy mouse gets the attention of a boy with big ears.
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Write a compare and contrast sentence using a signal word.
Answers vary
She forgot her charger, so she couldn't do her classwork on the Chromebook.
What is the effect?
She couldn't do her classwork on the Chromebook.
It is right before Christmas break. Ms. Warren hears excited yelling in the hallway. Then she looks out the window of her door. "We should go outside so that we can listen," she says. What is happening?
The band is performing a song outside in the hallway.
What is the best summary of "Last Kids on Earth"?
1-The survivors of a monster apocalypse work together and become friends.
2. One kid keeps tally of how many monsters he has beaten to impress the girl he likes.
3. A bully learns how to be a better person when he becomes friends with the survivors of a monster apocalypse.
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