Compound Sentences
Jessie wanted to run in the race. She broke her leg.
Jessie wanted to run in the race, but she broke her leg.
See/ watch
Normally the beginning of a biography tells about this
Childhood
The text is describing something
Descriptive
Jeremy leaped across the bank.
Jeremy leapt across the bank.
I made straight A's on my report card. I got a prize.
I made straight A's on my report card, so I got a prize.
Synonym for flickering
Twinkling
Major things a person experiences
Events
The text is telling me the order of events
Sequence
Why do she always cry to her mom?
Why does she always cry to her mom?
Timmy does not like Reese's. He is allergic.
Timmy does not like Reese's, for he is allergic.
Synonym for barrier
Obstacle
Dialogue from the person being biographed
Quotes
The text is explaining how things are alike and different
Compare and Contrast
We go on trips, play games, swim in the pool, and does fun things.
We go on trips, play games, swim in the pool, and do fun things.
You can be homeschooled. You can go to public school.
You can be homeschooled, or you can go to public school.
Synonym for appointed
A text feature that includes important dates in a person's life
Timeline
The text is telling how a problem is fixed
Problem and solution
Lunch is fun because we eat at picnic tables and the camp leaders tell us stories.
Lunch is fun because we eat at picnic tables, and the camp leaders tell us stories.
Neither of us likes to eat tomatoes. We do not like to eat carrots.
Neither of us likes to eat tomatoes, nor do we like to eat carrots.
Antonym for accomplishment
failure
Biographies are written in this order
Chronological
The text is explaining why something happened
Cause and Effect
When I was younger I used to like pokemon.
When I was younger, I used to like Pokemon.