Informational Reading

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The author's intention for his/her writing: to persuade, inform, explain, or entertain.

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Author's Purpose

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When an author holds a strong opinion or belief about his/her topic; statements that favor one opinion or idea over another, sometimes creating an unsound or unfair argument by the author.

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Bias

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Passages that explain or inform.

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Informational Texts

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An overview of a passage that captures the main points but does not give every detail and does not include opinions.

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Objective Summary

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When the facts, details, or other information within a text are related to the topic; information which helps support the author's opinion, claim, and reasoning.

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Relevant

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A reasonable conclusion reached that is based on evidence found in the text.

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Inference

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The main argument made by an author; supported by reasons and evidence.

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Claim

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A specific meaning or idea that a word/concept brings to mind.

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Connotation

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Dictionary definition of a word/concept.

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Denotation

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Used by writers to convey meaning; helps break longer pieces into smaller portions that are grouped together because they happened around the same time or because they share a similar meaning.

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Structure