Reading TST (Text Structure)
Supporting Sentence
A _____ sentence helps to give additional evidence for a claim or a main idea.
Organization
In writing, this is the process of ordering, structuring and presenting information. It is called the _____ of the text.
Supporting Evidence
These are the facts or details that back up a main idea, theme, or thesis.
Stanza
This is a group of related lines in a poem, similar to a paragraph in a story.
Chapter
This is a long section of a book. These sections are often listed in the table of contents.
Compare And Contrast
This is a method of examining similarities and differences between two or more objects in a piece of work.
Contrast
This is a method of relating how two or more elements or texts are DIFFERENT.
Compare
This is a method of relating how two or more elements or texts are SIMILAR.
Detail
This is a piece of information that is used to support a main idea.
Coherence
This is a quality in writing, in which ideas are presented in a clear, logical manner. Writing which lacks this quality may be hard or impossible to understand.
Paragraph
This is a section in a piece of writing that discusses a particular point or topic. It always begins with a new line, usually with indentation.
Scene
This is a small division of a play that usually happens in a particular time and place.
Informational Text
This is a type of real-world writing that presents material that is necessary or valuable to the reader.
Question And Answer
This is a way to organize a paragraph or composition in which the author states and issue and then proposes a solution for it. It is called ___ ___ ___. (3 words)
Perspective
This is a writer's or speaker's point of view about a particular subject, and is often influenced by their beliefs or by events in their lives.
Counter Argument
This is an argument that makes an opposing point to another argument. It expresses the view of a person who disagrees with your position.
Poem
This is an arrangement of words in verse. It sometimes rhymes, and expresses facts, emotions, or ideas in a style more concentrated, imaginative and powerful than that of ordinary speech.
Purpose
This is an author's intention, reason, or drive for writing the piece.
Denouement
This is part of the plot and is made up of events that occur after the falling action in a literary work.
Chronological Order
This is the arrangement of events in the order in which they occur.
Genre
This is the category or type of literature.
Text
This is the main body of a piece of writing or any of the various forms in which writing exists, such as a book, a poem, an article, or a short story.
Theme
This is the message, usually about life or society, that an author wishes to convey through a literary work.
Sequence
This is the order in which things are told in a story or a particular order in which related events, movements, or things follow each other.
Climax
This is the part of the plot where the conflict and tension reach a peak.
Falling Action
This is the part of the plot where the conflict begins to be worked out and tensions lessen.
Resolution
This is the part of the plot where the conflict is ended.
Cause And Effect
This is the relationship between two or more events in which one event brings about another.
Plot
This is the series of events that happen in a literary work.
Poetry
This is the third major type of literature in addition to drama and prose.
Setting
This is the time and place in which a literary work happens.
Order Of Importance
This is used when details are organized by degree of impact.
Problem-Solution
This method of structuring text focuses on defining an issue, then gives a possible remedy for the issue.
Logical
This refers to a reasonable and sensible arrangement of ideas and details is called a ___ organization.
Structure
This refers to a writer's arrangement or overall design of a literary work. It is the way words, sentences, and paragraphs are organized to create a complete work.
Analyze
This verb means to separate a whole into its parts and then look more closely at those parts.
Conclusion
This wraps up a piece of writing and reminds readers of the main idea.
Evaluate
To judge, place a value on, or rank a piece of writing is to ____ it.
Supporting
To strengthen your ideas and opinions with examples, facts, or details is to add _____ details.
Relevant
When something closely relates to a subject it is called ____ to the subject.