Informational Texts

information that can be proven as true

• fact
• reasoning
• argument
• evidence

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.9

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RL.1.5

CCSS.RL.4.5

information that is not necessarily based on fact or knowledge

• opinion
• fact
• comparison
• connotation

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

related to or necessary for the topic

• relevant
• purpose
• literal
• supporting ideas

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.K.1

CCSS.RI.K.2

CCSS.RL.K.1

CCSS.RL.K.2

What is the main idea of a text?

• Theme
• The most important thought topic of the section
• Your favorite part of a section
• The moral

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.K.2

CCSS.RL.1.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

The topic sentence is...

•  the first sentence in an expository paragraph which summarizes the main idea of that paragraph
• the theme of the article
• the moral of the paragraph
• always an important quotation

What does it mean to imply?

• to give a  fact directly stated
• to disagree with the author
• to express emotions
• to suggest an idea about a topic that not directly stated

Tags

CCSS.RF.1.4C

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.K.1

CCSS.RL.K.2

The facts in your informational report should be:

• False.
• True and able to be proven.
• True and unable to be proven.
• Your own ideas.

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

This feature explains what the illustration/photograph is.

•   Glossary
• Index
• Table of contents
• Caption

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

This feature informs the reader of important words/vocabulary found within the paragraph.

• Glossary
• Bold words
• Captions
• Table of contents

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

What text feature gives the definitions of important vocabulary words?

• Captions
• Index
• Glossary
• None of the above

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5