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.