Analyzing Informational Text

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What is the author's purpose for writing?

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To inform

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What are some of the key words to determine the text structure cause & effect?

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As a result

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Key words to determine the text structure description?

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For example

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Text Structure examples include: Key details, Problem & solution, Main idea, Inference

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Problem & solution

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Key words to determine the text structure: chronological?

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Next, then, last

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Readers gain a deeper understanding of text when authors include details through:

text structures

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Inferences

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examples

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sequence

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examples

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Authors text features, examples, and anecdotes to _________________________ key information. Options: Compare, Introduce, Underline, Distinguish

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Introduce

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In informational text, authors use __________, or short stories to explain key information.

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Anecdotes

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Elaborate means to add _______________ to an explanation or illustration.

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more detail

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Authors tell us information directly without details (define).

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State or identify