Informational Texts

What should you analyze in an informational text?

• The speaker's claims

• The title.

• The speaker's attitude towards the topic.

• The type of evidence the author uses.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

The difference between summary and paraphrase is that phrase is...

• A summary is a detailed explanation of the original text.
• A paraphrase is a restatement of the original text in different words.
• A paraphrase is a direct quote from the original text.
• A summary is a brief overview that includes all details of the original text.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

A summary provides the...

• The beginning, middle and end.

• The gist of what was explained.

• personal opinion on the topic
• concise overview of main points

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

The structure in which the author shows multiple issues with a topic is...

• a chronological structure
• a narrative structure
• a descriptive structure
• a problem-solution structure

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

A structure where the author uses descriptive words to compare two things is called...

• metaphorical expression
• literal language
• Compare and contrast

• descriptive analysis

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Authors often use their personal experiences to prove their claims, this is called...

• logical reasoning
• empirical evidence
• anecdotal evidence
• statistical evidence

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Facts can be presented as____in an informative text.

• assumptions
• empirical evidence

• opinions
• statistical data

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5