Text Structures
Text Features
More Text Structures
More Text Features
ELA Terms
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
An article that explains that gorillas and humans have similar genes, but different abilities, would likely be this text structure
What is Compare & Contrast
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
What is ELA term for an author's opinion?
Author's claim
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
A website that lists winter diseases and answers from doctors on how to prevent them would likely be this text structure
What is Problem & Solution
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
What is the ELA term for what an informational text is mainly about?
What is Central Idea.
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
A book that lists the events/reasons that led to the start of WWI would likely be this text structure
What is Cause & Effect
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
What is the ELA term for the statement about human nature or the lesson learned that the author is trying to express?
what is theme
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
A website that tells about the beauty and layout of the Grand Canyon would likely be this text structure
What is Description
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
What point of view uses the words he, she, them, they?
What is third-person.
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
Steps of a science experiment listed in the order in which they should be performed would likely be this text structure
What is sequence/sequential order
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
The perspective or angle from which the author tells the story.
What is Point of view