Text Features
This text feature is used to organize information within an informational text.
Headings and subheadings
What is the main idea of a text?
The most important information within a text.
What is the purpose of historical fiction?
To inform and entertain
coat/ing
Do all poems have to rhyme?
No!
This text feature is used for important terms
Bold or italic
True or False: We can determine the main idea of a text by making inferences.
True
True or False: In historical fiction, the setting is often fictional.
False
Where would we divide the word particle by syllables?
par/ti/cle
What is personification?
Personification gives human traits to something that is not human.
True or False: All informational text includes text features
False
True or False: There are four main types of informational texts.
True
What is the resolution of a story?
The solution to the conflict
Is the title of a book underlined or put into quotes?
Underlined
Is the following sentence a simile or a metaphor?
The girl runs as quick as a cheetah.
Simile
This text feature helps to make information clearer
Diagrams, Graphs, Pictures, Captions
What does a table of contents help us understand?
The table of contents gives us a list of sections that will be in the text.
Describe what a historical fiction text is.
Historical fiction includes real events with real settings. Some parts, like characters may be made up. The text is usually in chronological order.
True or False: The title of a magazine can either be underlined or placed in quotation marks.
False
What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?
A simile uses the words "like" or "as" to form a comparison. A metaphor does not use specific words to form a comparison, the comparison is implied.
This text feature adds additional details and enhances the text
Side bars
What does the index include?
An index includes a list of subjects in alphabetical order.
What is the climax of a historical fiction text?
The point where tension or conflict is the highest
Does this sentence have correct use of quotation marks?
"I need another coffee", Ms. Janisieski said.
"I need another coffee," Ms. Janisieski said.
What is quatrain poetry?
4 lines that follow a similar pattern of rhythm and sometimes rhyme.