"White Death in the Cascades"

ENCROACHMENT
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Terms in this set (15)
ENCROACHMENT
intrusion on a person's territory, rights, etc.
CAREEN
to swerve or lurch from side to side while in motion
POTENTIAL
possible, able to happen; something that can develop or become a reality
RICKETY
poorly made and likely to collapse
TELEGRAPH
A device for rapid, long-distance transmission of information over an electric wire. It was introduced in England and North America in the 1830s and 1840s.
NONFICTION NARRATIVE
any kind of literary text that tells a story about REAL people, events, and ideas
TEXT STRUCTURE
The way an author organizes information in a text.
CAUSE AND EFFECT
The author presents ideas, events, or facts as a cause, and what happens as a result.
CLUE WORDS FOR CAUSE AND EFFECT
So, because, since, therefore, if...then, this led to, reason why, as a result, effect of, and consequently
SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
The author lists items or events in chronological order (in other words, in the order in which they happen) or presents the reader with step-by-step directions. I
CLUE WORDS FOR SEQUENCE OF EVENTSphrases like first, second, third, next, then, before, later, finally, now, when, previously, and before longTEXT FEATURESParts of a newspaper article, magazine article, textbook, web page, or other type of text, beyond the main article or story, that help you better understand what you read. They may include information that is not included in the main text.EXAMPLES OF TEXT FEATURESPhotographs, illustrations, captions, maps, sidebars, headlines, special types of print (such as print that appears in bold, capital letters, italics, or is underlined), subheads, tables of contents, sidebars, charts and graphs, bullet points, and glossariesOBJECTIVE SUMMARYa short statement or paragraph that tells what an article is about and does not include your opinions.IMAGERYDescription that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)