Authors use different text structures to ______________.

What text structure would an author use when writing about the life of Henry Ford?

What text structure would an author use when writing about an endangered species and how we can save it from extinction?

What text structure would an author use when informing the reader about dolphins?

What text structure would an author use when explaining the differences between four types of trees?

Which word or phrase is an author most likely to use when writing a cause and effect passage?

Which word or phrase is an author most likely to use when writing a compare and contrast passage?

Which word or phrase is an author most likely to use when writing a problem and solution text?

In a text with a sequence text structure, the author

In a text with a compare and contrast text structure, the author

In a text with a cause and effect text structure, the author

There are many fun things to do at the beach. Swimming is one thing that can be done at the beach. Snorkeling is another thing that can be enjoyed. Playing beach volleyball can be a lot of fun. It is also fun to look for shells. Some people simply like to sunbathe.

What is the main idea?

Soccer players learn many skills when playing soccer. Soccer players learn how to dribble and pass the ball. They also learn how to control the ball so they can eventually score. Most importantly, soccer players learn how to work together with their teammates.

What is the main idea?

What is the main idea?

Native Americans dried strips of meat, pounded it into a paste, and then mixed it with fat. Sometimes they added berries and sugar. Then they pressed it into small cakes. They called these cakes pemmican. Pemmican didn't spoil, and it provided lots of energy for people traveling or going hunting. Today explorers still carry and eat this food.

What is the passage mostly about?

Were you born after 1985? If so, how long do you expect to live? Most people born after 1985 can expect to live more than 70 years. Of course, this is just a guess based on past records. By the way, females can expect to live about six years longer than males. That’s taken from past records too!

What is the paragraph mostly about?

Mrs. Gonzales likes to paint. She likes the pretty colors. She draws a picture first. Then she uses her paints. She gives her pictures to her son.

Aaron and Angel are friends. They look alike. They talk alike. Sometimes the dress alike. People think Aaron is Angel. People think Angel is Aaron. The boys think it is funny.

An important farm crop in the United States is cotton. Cotton is used for making clothing. Cotton is still a popular choice for clothes because it is easy to clean and last a long time.

IDENTIFY THE MAIN IDEA

Being a clown isn't all fun and games. Rodeo clowns expose themselves to great danger every time they perform. When cowboys dismount or bulls buck them off, rodeo clowns jump in front of the bulls and motion wildly to get their attention. In this way rodeo clowns provide an alternate target, and in doing so protect the rider. Of course, this is a very dangerous thing to do. So you see, sometimes clowning around can be serious business.

When we think of seaweed, we usually picture brown or green plants a foot or so in length. Seaweeds are also of other colors. Some are red. Some kinds grow to lengths of a hundred feet! These form giant seaweed forests, where many kinds of fish take shelter. What is the main idea?

The range of a bird refers to the area over which it flies. some birds are able to fly great distances, and range over almost the whole world. Other birds have a very small range. they travel over areas smaller than one hundred miles. What is the main idea?

Not all animals that live in the water are fish. Frogs and tadpoles, for example, spend part of their lives in water. They are amphibians, not true fish. Whales and seals are warm-blooded mammals. Some snakes live partly in water too. What is the main idea?

Some people say that the White House has ghosts. The most famous ghost is Abraham Lincoln. He is often seen standing in his room looking out the window. Even Eleanor Roosevelt said that she saw him. There is a legend that old Abe walks back and forth all night before something terrible is about to happen. This paragraph mainly tells:

IDENTIFY THE MAIN IDEA

Being a clown isn't all fun and games. Rodeo clowns expose themselves to great danger every time they perform. When cowboys dismount or bulls buck them off, rodeo clowns jump in front of the bulls and motion wildly to get their attention. In this way rodeo clowns provide an alternate target, and in doing so protect the rider. Of course, this is a very dangerous thing to do. So you see, sometimes clowning around can be serious business.

IDENTIFY THE MAIN IDEA

Sometime in December of 1891, Dr. James Naismith was teaching gym at the YMCA College in Springfield, Massachusetts. It was raining, and Dr. Naismith was trying to keep his students active. He wanted them playing a rough game that would keep them moving. He didn't like a few ideas that were too rough. Then Naismith had his breakthrough. He wrote out the rules for a game with peach baskets fixed to ten-foot elevated tracks. Naismith's students played against one another, passing the ball around and shooting it into the peach baskets. Dribbling wasn't a part of the original game. Also it took a while to realize that the game would run more smoothly if the bottoms of the baskets were removed. But this game grew to be one of the most popular sports in America today. Can you guess which one?

IDENTIFY THE MAIN IDEA

Before you put on that skeleton costume and rove door-to-door pandering for candy, take a minute to reflect on this tradition. Halloween is believed to have come from an ancient Celtic festival dating back some 2,000 years. November 1st was the Celtic New Year and marked the end of summer to the Celts. They celebrated on its eve by wearing costumes made of animal skins and dancing around bon fires. Over the next two millennia, this primitive celebration grew to be the candy fueled costume ball that we know today.

IDENTIFY THE MAIN IDEA

You might think that all automobile fuels are the same, but they aren't. Automobiles can run on one of three types of fuel: gasoline, diesel, and biodiesel. All these fuels are burned inside of the engine, which creates the heat and energy that is used to power the car. But there are important differences between these fuels. Gasoline and diesel are more common than biodiesel. But each burns differently. Diesel fuel is heavier and less flammable than gasoline, so it has to be compressed before it will burn. Gasoline may be lighter than diesel, but both fuels are made from crude oil. On the other hand, biodiesel fuel is made from vegetables. Both biodiesel and diesel fuels must be burned in diesel engines, which only use diesel fuel. If gasoline is pumped into a diesel engine, it will have to be pumped out. These fuels may look pretty similar at the gas station, but remember that there are important differences between them or it may cost you.

IDENTIFY THE MAIN IDEA

Sir Isaac Newton was contemplating the universe in his garden one day in 1665 when he noticed an apple fall from a tree. Newton wondered to himself, “Why should the apple always fall to the ground? Why does it not go sideways or upwards but directly toward the Earth’s center?” After much contemplation Newton concluded that objects are pulled to the Earth through a force that he called gravity, which means heaviness in Latin. On July 5th, 1687 Newton formally expressed his law of universal gravitation in series of books called The Principia.

You like exploration and discovery. You ask lots of questions because you want to learn more about anything and everything

You are aware of and thankful for good things that happen.

You believe all people have value. You approach situations with an unbiased mindset and you treat everyone with respect.

You act with mental, moral or physical strength, even when you know things are difficult or scary.

Carlos promised his mother he would babysit his little brother so his parents could go out for dinner for their anniversary. When the day comes, his friends are all going to the movies and they encourage Carlos to come, too. However, Carlos decides to stay home and take care of his brother.

Sophia won two tickets to a band in a radio phone competition. Her older sister and her best friend really want to go as they have been fans of this band for a long time. Sophia decides to gift them the tickets instead.

Instead of getting started on his work right away, Joey stares out the window, drops his pencil on the floor, and asks his friend to pick it up.

What might this character do next?

What is a character Trait?

Which is NOT a clue to figure out a person's character traits?

True or false: in indirect characterization, the author tells the reader exactly what a character's traits are.

What do you use to infer internal character traits? Choose all that apply.

What is a character Trait?

Which statement is correct?

How does an author develop a specific point of view?

Which set of pronouns would typically be found in a first person point of view?

Which statement about third person limited point of view is correct?

Which type of writing is most likely to be written from the first person point of view?

Which sentence is in the first person point of view?

A layered and complex plots generally requires the author to write in

What is another word for omniscient third person narrators?

Another name for an author’s point of view is

The main difference between third person limited and third person omniscient is

What is the definition of theme?

What is the formula for theme?

Which of the following is NOT part of theme?

Which of the following is a NOT a theme?

Why is The old man was suffocated by an insane man, all because of his eye not a theme. Select all that apply.

Why is Death not a theme? Select all that apply.

The ________ is events and actions in the story.

The _____ is the BIG problem in the story.

The _______ is when & where the story takes place.

__________ are the people & animals in the story.

While reading a short story, you feel sad and lonely. The author created the ________ through the details in the story.

After reading a story, you learned to always be kind. This is the _____ of the story.

After reading the 1st chapter of the novel Wonder, the author's ___________ was humourous.

This genre uses characters, settings, and plots, that aren't real but could resemble the truth?

____________ elements are parts of a story.

The _______ is the person telling the story.

In Historical Fiction the events are ______ and the characters are _______.

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