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Reading Unit 2
Reading the Weather, Reading the World
Question | Answer |
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Text Structure | The organization of an information or an author's ideas in a nonfiction text |
Cause and effect text structure | The author states the cause of something and explains the effects, or results, of that something happening |
Compare and contrast text structure | The author discusses how two (or more) items or ideas are alike and different |
Sequencing/chronological order text structure | The author states the order in which events occurred or the steps taken to complete a task |
Problem/solution text structure | The author states a problem and offers one or more solutions |
Description/list text structure | The author provides a description or a list of characteristics that provides information for the reader about a person, place, thing, or idea |
Caption | text describing the contents of a picture, graph, or chart |
Glossary | Located in the back ; Lists words and their meaning. |
Index | Located in the back; a b c list of important topics and their page numbers. |
Table of Contents | In the front; a list of the parts of a book showing the order the parts appear |
Heading | a line that tells what the passage below it is about |
Subheading | a heading given to a smaller subsection |
Bold Words | dark letters showing important information |
Chart | a graphic representation that shows information in a table, list, or diagram |
Main Idea | The main idea is the central idea in a piece of writing. It is the point that the author wants you to remember most. |
Supporting Details | give additional, specific information that develop the main idea. |