Analyzing Informational Text

Front

What is the author's purpose for writing?

Back

To inform

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

Front

What are some of the key words to determine the text structure cause & effect?

Back

As a result

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Front

Key words to determine the text structure description?

Back

For example

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Front

Text Structure examples include: Key details, Problem & solution, Main idea, Inference

Back

Problem & solution

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Front

Key words to determine the text structure: chronological?

Back

Next, then, last

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Front

Readers gain a deeper understanding of text when authors include details through:

text structures

,

Inferences

,

examples

,

sequence

Back

examples

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

Front

Authors text features, examples, and anecdotes to _________________________ key information. Options: Compare, Introduce, Underline, Distinguish

Back

Introduce

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Front

In informational text, authors use __________, or short stories to explain key information.

Back

Anecdotes

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Front

Elaborate means to add _______________ to an explanation or illustration.

Back

more detail

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

Front

Authors tell us information directly without details (define).

Back

State or identify

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.1