Encore Review

The central idea of a text is

• the same as the topic of the text

• Always found in the first paragraph

• what the text is mostly about

• different from the main idea

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Each Quindew Quest asks you to choose words that may be in the text based on the title. What is this called?

• visualizing

• predicting

• comprehending

• guessing

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

What could you base a prediction on?

• a hypothesis

• An educated guess

• A wild guess

• The title of the text

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

There are three types of texts: Informational, argument, and narrative. A text with a title of Why Young Children Shouldn't be Exposed to Screens is most likely this type.

• narrative

• informational

• argument

• None

If the author appears to be teaching about a topic, this is most likely what type of text?

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

A text titled A Day I Won't Soon Forget, is probably this type.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

The text structure is how the paragraphs are built. Remember that "struct" means build. If the paragraph names steps or uses words such as next, then, or finally, the structure is probably

• problem/solution

• cause and effect

• truth or dare

• sequence

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

A text that gives you information about water pollution and what they are doing about it is structured this way.

• problem/solution

• cause and effect

• sequence

• compare and contrast

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

A transitional word or phrase clues you in to what is coming next. I might use a word such as "before" or its opposite.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

An argument is a type of text. Why did the author write this? What is the author trying to do?

• argue

• entertain

• inform

• persuade

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.7.6