Text Structure and Text Structure Definitions
Gives examples and activates your senses.
Descriptive Writing
When writing must be done in the order it is listed or the result will change.
What is sequencial
The narrator tells “you” or “your” story, usually used for instructions. Ex: First, you should wash your hands.
What is second person point of view
I don't feel like doing anything today. I'm so tired of prepping for the test!
What is first person point of view
Compare and Contrast
The organization of a piece of writing.
What is text structure?
Rusty was born March 31, 2010. I became his mom on July 17 of the same year. We moved to Dayton, Ohio the very next month on August 10. School started a few days later, August 17, 2010.
What is chronological, or time, order
The narrator tells “I” or “my” story. Also, this may be “we” or “our” story. Ex: We went to the computer class.
What is first person point of view
First you should gather supplies for your recipe.
What is second person point of view
When telling your own account of a trip you took.
First Person
The author looks at two or more concepts and tells how they are alike and how they are different
What is compare and contrast
Our hair is very different. I have shoulder-length brown hair. Hers is curly, blonde, and goes down her back!
What is compare and contrast
The narrator tells “his” or “her” story and reveals more than one character’s thoughts or feelings.
What is third person omniscient
Sad that his girlfriend had left him, Phil wasn’t paying attention as he walked down the street. Jason was also having a bad day, and as he was driving by Phil, Jason tried to startle him: “Hey, watch where you’re going!” Jason yelled intimidatingly.
What is third person omniscient
When you are concerned about the amount of trash that is being left on the playground
Problem and solution or cause and effect
The author presents a dilemma and one or more possible remedies
Problem and solution
Thunderstorms scare me. The lightning is so bright, the thunder is so loud that sometimes it causes me to shiver.
What is cause and effect
The narrator tells “his” or “her” story and reveals one character’s thoughts or feelings.
What is third person limited
He said, " You are so beautiful," as they walked hand in hand. She turned and said, "You are the beautiful one!"
What is third person objective
When you are trying to help someone understand a situation.
Description
Writing that shows the relationship between actions or events such that one or more are the result of the other or others.
What is cause and effect
Text that explains a picture
What is a caption
The part of a text that does not count toward point of view.
What is dialogue
A man drove by and yelled, “Hey, that is my ice cream!”
What is third person limited
2nd person