R.I. 4.5 & R.I 4.7 Non-Fiction Text Structures & Features

This feature explains what the illustration/photograph is.

• Glossary

• Index

• Table of contents

• Caption

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.7

This feature informs the reader of important words/vocabulary found within the paragraph.

• Glossary

• Bold words

• Captions

• Table of contents

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CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.4

This feature is used to show one or more locations/ geographical regions.

• Glossary

• Maps

• Captions

• None of the above

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CCSS.RI.4.7

Which type of text structure answers the questions what happened and why?

• Chronological
• Cause & Effect
• Problem & Solution
• Compare & Contrast

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CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.4.5

Choose the clue words that indicate the compare and contrast text structure:

• similar, different, common, on the other hand
• later, then, next, Monday

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CCSS.RI.4.5

Choose the clue words that indicate the Chronology / Sequential text structure:

• first, next, finally, 8:30, after
• cause, effect, as a result of, because
• compare, contrast, similar, different

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.W.4.3C

Ice cream is a delicious frozen treat that comes in many different colors and flavors. Two very different but popular flavors are strawberry and chocolate. Though both of these flavors are delicious, strawberry may contain pieces of fruit, while chocolate usually will not. Even though more chocolate ice cream is sold across the country annually than strawberry, both flavors taste great inside of a milkshake.

How is the information organized?

• problem and solution

• sequential order

• compare and contrast

• cause and effect

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CCSS.RI.4.5

Have you ever had an ice cream headache? That’s when a painful sensation resonates in your head after eating something cold (usually ice cream) on a hot day. This pain is a result of the dilation of a nerve center in the roof of your mouth. The nerve center is overreacting to the cold by trying to heat your brain. Ice cream headaches have caused many smiles to turn into frowns.

How is the information organized?

• cause and effect

• sequential order

• descriptive

• compare and contrast

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CCSS.RI.4.5

Making ice cream is not easy. Cream and sugar have to first be mixed in a frozen container. Ingredients may be added at this point, if desired. Then, the mixture must be stirred and whipped until the cream and sugar mixture is frozen. Depending on the equipment, this may take as long as an hour. After the ice cream is prepared, it must be kept frozen until it is ready to be enjoyed. Making ice cream is taxing, but most people would agree that it is worth the work.

How is the information organized?

• problem and solution

• cause and effect

• descriptive

• sequential order

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CCSS.RI.4.5

When information is organized in rows and columns to show similarities and differences, it is called a:

• matrix chart

• venn diagram

• bar graph

• illustration

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.4.7