Reading Vocabulary Informational Text

These texts are passages that explain or inform.

• Informational texts

• Literary texts

• Poems

• Argumentative texts

A conclusion based on your own background knowledge and evidence found in the text.

• Inference

• Anecdote

• Analysis

• Text structure

The most important point or idea that the author is making in a text.

• Author's Purpose

• Fact

• Central Idea / Main Idea

• Author's Point of View

The actual meaning of a word or phrase. Can be found in the dictionary.

• Figurative Meaning

• Connotative Meaning

• Metaphors and Similes

• Denotative meaning

A nonfiction text, written to share factual information

• literary text

• analysis

• informational text

• central idea

A meaning beyond the actual meaning of a word; the meaning is inferred from certain words.

• Connotative meaning

• Figurative meaning

• Denotative meaning

• Literal meaning

What is the purpose of an informational text?

• To inform the reader about a specific topic.

• Allow readers to find key information.

• Allow readers to understand the main topic.

• All the above

What are some informational text features?

• Headings/Subheadings

• Bolded or Italicized Vocabulary

• Sidebars with Additional Information

• Visual Representations (Tables or Graphs)

When reading a text, look for the _______________________ or what the passage is mainly about.

• Central Idea

• Theme

• Text Features

• Author

Evidence that develops the central idea is called _______________.

• Supporting details

• Paraphrasing

• Analysis

• Text features