Text Structures
Text Features
Context
More Text Features
Connotation
100
This text structure provides the steps of a process in order.
What is sequence?
100
This feature provides a main idea and also may divide the text into sections
What is a Heading/Subheading?
100
The definition of the word is incorporated into the text.
What is definition?
100
An author may use these to emphasize, or draw attention to, the importance of certain words.
What is bold, highlighted or italicized text?
100
The three feelings to identify connotation.
Positive, negative, and neutral.
200
This text structure might have the signal words: effect, as a result, because, consequently.
What is Cause & Effect?
200
This is at the beginning of a non-fiction text and will tell you the pages in which to find the specific sub-sections (chapters) within the book
What is the Table of Contents?
200
The author uses a word having the same or similar meaning to other words in a sentence.
What are synonyms?
200
This is a a box on the side of the page that tells more related information to the topic.
What is a sidebar?
200
Language an author uses that should NOT be taken literally.
What is figurative language?
300
This text structure might have the signal words: alike, as opposed to, different, in common.
What is Compare & Contrast?
300
An illustration or picture can be further explained by this
What is Caption?
300
Words that are connected to one another some way.
What are word relationships?
300
This will provide the reader with additional information about what is being described in the text and will help the reader to visualize the concept.
What is a Photograph/Illustration?
300
The prior knowledge, experiences, and information that a person already possesses before encountering new content.
What is background knowledge?
400
This text structure might have the signal words: this morning, meanwhile, soon after, later...
What is Chronological or sequence?
400
This provides the meaning of a term and sometimes provides the pronunciation
What is the Glossary?
400
Two words having the same pronunciation, but having different spellings and meanings
What is a homophone?
400
If you were looking for a specific, narrowed topic and did not know on which page to look you would look here.
What is an Index?
400
The meaning of a word or phrase, usually as defined by a dictionary.
What is denotation?
500
This text structure may use words like: such as, to illustrate, in addition, like, etc.
What is Description?
500
This will provide concepts in alphabetical order at the back of a text, and the pages in which to locate them
What is an Index?
500
Two words having the same pronunciation and spelling, but having different meanings
What is a homonym?
500
Provide two examples of visual aids that may be used to illustrate an idea given in a paragraph or section of a textbook.
What is map, table, timeline, diagram or chart?
500
Language that communicates a feeling or idea that is suggested by a word in addition to its basic meaning, or something suggested by an object or situation.
What is connotation?