What Type of Text Structure Best Fits This Prompt?:

Describe a problem that teenagers face in their daily lives, and explain how they can overcome it?

Green turtles live in the ocean. People used to hunt them to make turtle soup, as well as for their meat. They also were hunted because people wanted to use their skin for leather. As a result, the green turtle population is much lower than it used to be.

What is the text structure?

Arizona is home to one of the world's greatest natural wonders, the Grand Canyon. About 5 million people visit Grand Canyon National Park each year. The Grand Canyon formed over 3 to 6 million years ago by the rushing waters of the Colorado River. Even more, it reaches about one mile deep!

The Tyrannosaurus rex was one of the largest meat-eating dinosaurs. The T-Rex ate its prey whole. It even crushed and swallowed the bones. The T-Rex was so big that it could eat up to 500 pounds of meat in one bite. The T-Rex lived in North America. It has been extinct for 65 million years.

Arizona was the last land continental state to become part of the United States. Officially, Arizona became the 48th state in 1912. Since 1919, Arizona's beautiful Grand Canyon has been attracting tourists. Recently, Arizona celebrated its 100th birthday on February 14, 2012.

On December 13, 1989, Taylor Swift was born in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania. At the age of 14, her family moved to Nashville, Tennessee so Taylor could pursue a career in country music. When she was 16 years old, Taylor released her first album. In 2008, Taylor released her #1 single with "Our Song." She has been breaking music records since!

The Northern White Rhinoceros is an endangered species. There are only three of these creatures still alive on Earth, and they're all in captivity in Kenya! Due to extensive hunting, the northern white rhino population has greatly shrunk. Much of this hunting was due to the misconception that a rhinoceros' horn contained a cure for cancer.

Are you ever excited to put on a program just added to Netflix? Yet, as soon as you select the streaming title, you begin to see a slow buffering percentage tick across the screen. No, not again! The error message indicates it doesn't detect an internet connection. One way to troubleshoot, is to check your router & reset it. Hopefully, that does the trick!

Sea otters are the only marine mammals that don't rely on blubber to stay warm, but they stay busy hunting. Sea otters have the densest fur of any creature on the planet. A sea otter's impenetrable under-fur has about 1 million hairs per square inch; a dog's coat, in comparison, has about 60,000 hairs in the same space and a human has about 2,200 strands.

An argument a stakeholder would make against your claim. In other words, they argue that you're wrong and they are right.

To convince someone to do something or believe something.

A person or group of people with a concern or interest in a topic or idea. This person usually has a counterargument and thinks you're wrong.

When you respond directly to the stakeholder's counterargument with evidence and reasoning, you explain why they are wrong and you are right!

Counterargument pargraphs all follow a similar structure or order. What's the correct order?

Snow days are an important childhood tradition. Some educators may argue that online lessons allow students to keep learning and ensures that students will receive a full summer vacation. However, true snow days are an important part of childhood. Snow days allow kids to get outside and play with friends and family as they make cherished memories. Loretta Sneed, a sixth grade student remarked, “In 2020, so much of our life changed. So many traditions and so much fun was taken from us. The tradition of a snow day, I think it’s cool.” Covid has robbed kids of  so many childhood memories, why take away snow days too?

Snow days are an important childhood tradition. Some educators may argue that online lessons allow students to keep learning and ensures that students will receive a full summer vacation. However, true snow days are an important part of childhood. Snow days allow kids to get outside and play with friends and family as they make cherished memories. Loretta Sneed, a sixth grade student remarked, “In 2020, so much of our life changed. So many traditions and so much fun was taken from us. The tradition of a snow day, I think it’s cool.” Covid has robbed kids of  so many childhood memories, why take away snow days too?

Snow days are an important childhood tradition. Some educators may argue that online lessons allow students to keep learning and ensure that students will receive a full summer vacation. However, true snow days are an important part of childhood. Snow days allow kids to get outside and play with friends and family as they make cherished memories. Loretta Sneed, a sixth grade student remarked, “In 2020, so much of our life changed. So many traditions and so much fun was taken from us. The tradition of a snow day, I think it’s cool.” Covid has robbed kids of  so many childhood memories, why take away snow days too?

This PRINT feature explains what the illustration/photograph is. It tells you what you see in the picture.

This is an example of ____________ GRAPHIC feature? NOTICE THE LABELS added to the picture.

The word 'compass' is an example of what type of PRINT Feature?

The black line is pointing to which/what type of text feature?

The black line is pointing to which/ what type of text feature?

When someone tries to persuade us by appealing to our emotions...

Which appeal is that?

Which of these is a simile?

Which of these is a metaphor?

Which of these is an example of personification?

Which of these is alliteration?

Which is an example of hyperbole?

Break a leg when you go on stage.

When your parents learn about your new plan to raise money, it's going to sink like the Titanic.

Don't be a Scrooge!

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Allusion or Not an Allusion?

Suddenly all of the power went out. "Houston, we have a problem," my dad exclaimed.

Read and answer the questions!

Water comes in three forms: liquid, solid, and gas.

Water can be a liquid. It flows. It has no shape of its own. A liquid takes the shape of its container.

Water can be a solid. Solids have their own shape. Water in its solid form is called ice.

Water can be a gas. Gas has no shape. Water in its gas form is called vapor.

Based on the text, which sentence is TRUE?

Weather reporters have to give out a lot of information. That's why they use pictures. The pictures help them tell us about the weather without using so many words. Weather reporters need to know where the cold air is. They need to know where the warm air is. They have to know where it is raining and what types of clouds are in the area. Their reports need to be correct, but they also need to be short. The pictures help weather reporters get the information out in a fast way.

Which sentence best describes the main idea of the paragraph?

In the 16th century, an age of great marine and terrestrial exploration, Ferdinand Magellan led the first expedition to sail around the world. As a young Portuguese noble, he served the king of Portugal, but he became involved in the quagmire of political intrigue at court and lost the king's favor. After he was dismissed from service by the king of Portugal, he offered to serve the future Emperor Charles V of Spain. 1.

The 16th century was an age of great ______ exploration.

Soccer is known in some countries as football. It is a popular sport across the world, with over 200 countries playing the sport. It is estimated that over 250 million people, both men and women, play soccer. The sport has been part of the Olympic games from 1900 to 1928 and from 1936 to today.

What is the main idea?

Dominic grinned, “Oh, I do that all the time!” He stopped. His friend was giving him that look. It was the look that said Dominic had missed something. He had thought his friend was being serious. But his friend must have been teasing. Dominic missed things a lot. His friends would joke. But Dominic thought they were serious. Dominic would talk for a long time about his favorite things. But he would not realize until too late that his friends were tired of the subject. Dominic wished he had a robot to tell him how to interact with others. It would be easier.

What is the main idea?

How Does Brain Work?

Theories about how brain works remain a topic of debate. It is agreed, though, that the hippocampus, a part of the brain, is undeniably important for memory. When we experience something, the information is sent via our senses to the hippocampus, where it is processed. Scientists believe that brain cells called neurons first transform the sensory stimuli we experience into images in our immediate memory. Then, these images are sent to the hippocampus and stored temporarily in short-term memory. In the hippocampus, information is organized, and it is during this process that parts of the image of our experience fade away. Finally, certain information is then transferred to long-term memory in a section in the frontal lobe of the brain known as the cerebral cortex. Scientists think this process may happen while we are sleeping, but exactly how the information is transferred from one area of the brain to another is a mystery.

4. This reading is mainly concerned with__________

Atmosphere of Venus

Data from the Pioneer spacecraft of NASA apparently prove the theory that the high surface temperature of Venus is due to an atmospheric greenhouse effect caused mainly by a blanket of carbon dioxide. Such a greenhouse effect is created when energy in the form of sunlight easily passes through a planet’s atmosphere, warms its surface, and is converted to heat radiation that is then held in by the atmosphere from top to bottom. Venus has a relatively thin atmosphere like the Earth’s, but Venus’ atmosphere consists of more than ninety percent carbon dioxide, compared to less than four percent in that of the Earth. Because of its higher percentage of carbon dioxide, Venus’ atmosphere traps much more heat radiation than does the Earth’s. Thus, the Venus studies are believed to be important to the understanding of possible adverse effects on the Earth’s agriculture that could result from the long-term use of fossil fuels, which add carbon dioxide to the atmosphere.

3. One can infer from the passage that____________

Atmosphere of Venus

Data from the Pioneer spacecraft of NASA apparently prove the theory that the high surface temperature of Venus is due to an atmospheric greenhouse effect caused mainly by a blanket of carbon dioxide. Such a greenhouse effect is created when energy in the form of sunlight easily passes through a planet’s atmosphere, warms its surface, and is converted to heat radiation that is then held in by the atmosphere from top to bottom. Venus has a relatively thin atmosphere like the Earth’s, but Venus’ atmosphere consists of more than ninety percent carbon dioxide, compared to less than four percent in that of the Earth. Because of its higher percentage of carbon dioxide, Venus’ atmosphere traps much more heat radiation than does the Earth’s. Thus, the Venus studies are believed to be important to the understanding of possible adverse effects on the Earth’s agriculture that could result from the long-term use of fossil fuels, which add carbon dioxide to the atmosphere.

1. According to the passage, data from the Venus study can be used to____________