Annotating Informational Text

What is the first thing that you should do when analyzing Informational Text (Expository/Nonfiction)?

• Find the details

• Circle repeated words/phrases

• Read the text

• Paraphrase

In step 2 of annotating Informational Text - why do we circle repeated words or phrases?

• To show our work

• To illustrate the main idea

• To identify the supporting details

• To determine the subject or topic of the selection

The third step in our annotation process of Informational text suggests to "box in the details". What is the purpose behind this?

• To highlight your details

• To determine the subject/topic of the text

• To determine the connection between them

• To identify the main idea

After determining the subject/topic of the text as well as the subject/topic's connection to the details you should...

• Highlight the main idea within the paragraph

• Write the main idea off on the side of the paragraph

• Box in the rest of the details

• Circle the most repeated words or phrases

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

After determining the overall main idea of the text and in order to identify the author's purpose of the informational text you should...

• identify the text structure

• identify the figurative language

• paraphrase each paragraph

• illustrate the text structure

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.6.6

How do you determine the OVERALL MAIN IDEA of an Informational Text?

• Look at all of the repeated words and phrases

• Look at all of your Main Idea statements and find the pattern

• Look at the pattern of the supporting details

• Look at the first and last paragraphs

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

What does Text Structure + Main Idea =

• Author's Purpose

• Main Idea

• Supporting Details

• How long until we go home

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.5

When answering Main Idea questions the strategy you should use is...

• Key Word

• Umbrella

• Get rid of the Fluff

• Mini Umbrella

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

When answering Inference questions over text - which strategy should you use?

• Mini umbrella

• Key Word

• Umbrella

• Get Rid of the Fluff

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.W.6.9A

When answering questions about supporting details from an Informational Text you should use the following strategies...

• Mini Umbrella and Key Word

• Get rid of the Fluff and Umbrella

• Umbrella and Key Word

• Mini Umbrella and Get rid of the Fluff

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.W.6.9A