Precise Language in Informative Texts

What is an example of precise language?

• He looked

• He peeked

• He saw

• He sees

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CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

Which word is an example of the most precise language?

• Baffling

• Strange

• Weird

• Confusing

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CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Which option uses the most precise language?

• The only letters that don’t appear on the periodic table are J & Q.

• There are only a couple of letters that don't appear on the periodic table.

• There are some letters that don't appear on the periodic table.

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CCSS.SL.6.6

CCSS.SL.7.6

CCSS.SL.8.6

CCSS.W.7.1D

CCSS.W.7.2E

Which option has the most precise information?

• Octopuses and squids have beaks. The beak is made of the same material that a bird’s beak and our fingernails are made of.

• Octopuses and squids have beaks. The beak is made of a substance that is very similar to what a bird’s beak and our fingernails are made of.

• Octopuses and squids have beaks. The beak is made of keratin – the same material that a bird’s beak, and our fingernails are made of.

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CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What does precise mean?

• exactness and accuracy of expression or detail.

• unclear and vague

• uncertain and not detailed

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CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.6.6