Elements of a text such as boldface type, headings, and subheadings that help organize and call attention to important information.

The name of a piece of writing.

A title that highlights what each section of an article is about.

additional information set in a box alongside or within a news or feature article.

lists of items of equal value or importance (a text feature)

The central or most important idea about a topic that the author wants to convey.

A sentence that states the main idea of a paragraph

the facts, examples, etc. that support the topic sentence

A graphic organizer that organizes information

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A visual aid to help organize information. (y chart, t chart, bubble chart)

To capture all the most important parts of the original story, but express them in a much shorter space, and in the readers own words.

A group of letters placed at the end of a word to change its meaning.

A punctuation mark used to separate introductory words or phrases.

a visual representation of information - can include maps, pictures, diagrams, timelines, graphs...

what the text is about

the author wants to express thoughts or feelings, to inform or explain, to persuade, and/or to entertain

the act of determining if a source is credible

words spoken by the source to the reporter

a pattern of organization in which one idea or group of ideas suggest another, which suggests another, and so on until the end

text that gives directions - a "how to" manual"

a verbal that ends in "ing" and acts as a noun (adds a sense of motion or action to a sentence)

a verbal that usually begins with the word "to" and acts as a noun

a dependent clause that has the same functions as an adverb (modifying a verb, adjective, or an adverb) -

consists of a verbal along with its modifiers and compliments

a word that is formed from a verb and can act as a noun, adjective, or adverb

determining the meaning of an unknown word by using the words and sentences around it

a sentence that contains an independent clause and a dependent clause