Nonfiction Text

A statement that tells what a passage is mostly about.

• Topic

• Main Idea

• Topic Sentence

• Supporting Detail

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

More narrow ideas, evidence, examples, details, and elaboration that support the main idea in a passage.

• Topic Sentence

• Main Idea

• Supporting Details

• Topic

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

A brief account of a passage that includes the main idea and main points.

• Summary

• Topic Sentence

• Main Idea

• Topic

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Why do author's use text structures?

• To tell a story.

• Because they feel like it.

• To share their reason for writing.

• To organize their writing.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

What does the P in the P.I.E. for Author's Purpose stand for?

• Provide

• Pertain

• Provoke

• Persuade

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

After a long day at school, I came home and watched "Cops," my favorite show. During the commercial breaks, I got up and made a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. I took the bread out of the cabinet, spread the jelly and peanut butter on the bread, and stuck the two pieces together. I enjoyed that sandwich as I watched the rest of my show.

Which text structure was used to write this passage?

• Chronological Order

• Problem/Solution

• Description

• Cause and Effect

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Which text structure would an author use to tell you about the differences and similarities between bird species?

• Cause/Effect

• Problem/Solution

• Compare/Contrast

• Descriptive

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

A journalist writes an article sharing their political views and tells the reader who they should vote for. What is the author's purpose?

• Inform

• Entertain

• PIE

• Persuade

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

What text structure is usually used to write Biographies?

• Problem/Solution

• Chronological Order

• Cause/Effect

• Description

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Football and baseball are two of the most popular sports in the country. They have many things in common. For one, they are both team sports, and they both require players to advance to an end or "home" point on the playing field. However, football requires players to carry the ball to the end zone, whereas in baseball, it is the defending team that controls the ball while it is in play.

Which text structure is being used?

• Cause/Effect

• Compare/Contrast

• Problem/Solution

• Chronological Order

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5