4/3 -Text Features and Transition Words

Super Croc

Text Features

What text features do you see here?

Why did the author include them?

Multiple Select

What text features did you see? Check off ALL the text features that apply!

• Picture

• Title

• Headings

• diagram

Multiple Choice

Why did the author include these text features?

• To help the reader visualize the topic they are learning about

• To help the reader understand important information

• To list out the meaning of difficult words

• To explain the parts of a picture so that the reader understands what they are looking at

What are the text features that you see here?

Multiple Select

What text features did you see? Check off ALL the text features that apply!

• Caption

• Glossary

• Bold words

• Map

Multiple Choice

Why did the author include the map of Africa?

• To help the reader understand the lush environment the supercrocs lived in

• To show the reader the path the paleontologist traveled

• To show where the paleontologists were searching for fossils

• To show the readers the where you can find a Supercroc today

What text feature are these words written in?

What does this signal to the reader?

Multiple Choice

What text feature are these words written in?

• Highlighted

• Italics

• Bold

• Capitalized

Multiple Choice

What does this signal to the reader?

• The meaning of the words

• The importance of the words

• The pronunciation of the words

• The names of important crocodiles

Multiple Choice

What is the text structure of the marked paragraph?

• Sequence

• Compare and Contrast

• Descriptive

• Problem & Solution

What is the text structure of this passage?

Multiple Choice

What is the text structure of this passage?

• Sequence

• Compare and Contrast

• Descriptive

• Problem & Solution

Using Transitions in Writing

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Multiple Choice

transitions are words and phrases...

• that tell a story

• that link related ideas.

• that convince a reader of a claim

• that conclude a thought

Multiple Choice

To show comparison (how things are similar), use a transition like:

• besides, for example, also, furthermore

• first, next, before, later, finally

• also, another, like, in comparison

• as a result, since, consequently, because

Multiple Choice

To show an addition (more information), use a transition like:

• obviously, clearly, evidently
• as a result, because, since, so
• besides, for example, furthermore
• but, yet, although, though

Multiple Choice

To show an example (detail), use a transition like:

• like, such as, for example, for instance
• finally, lastly, in conclusion
• but, yet, although, though
• also, another, in comparison, too