Non fiction Terms Review

What does 'main idea' mean?

• The controlling idea or purpose of the story/paragraph

• The summary or retelling of the story/paragraph

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

What is a 'caption'?

• A sidebar that goes with the story

• A description of a photograph

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

If the author 'highlights' something, what does that mean?

• They highlighted the story

• They show you something new

• They emphasize something that is important

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

If you are asked what the 'organization' of a paragraph is, what do you need to know?

• The publisher of the article

• The text structure the author used

• Which organization the author works for

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

What is the 'overall message' of a story?

• The controlling idea/main idea or theme

• The title

• Subtitles

• Photos

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

An organizational pattern is the same thing as...

• Text structure

• Text features

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

What are text features?

• Movies

• Author's text structure such as cause & effect

• Items that help the reader infer what the story is about such as: pictures, titles, headings, and captions

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

How do text features support the controlling idea of a story?

• They don't

• They go with the author's purpose and can help the reader better understand the story

• They support it because they are in the story

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

In order to continue going to school, Malala had to move to England.

Which text structure is this?

• Cause & effect

• Sequence

• Description

• Problem/Solution

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5