Informational Text terms

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the quality of having reliable and trustworthy characteristics which may be influenced by an author having expertise on a topic, using unbiased and accurate reasoning, evidence, and sources to support ideas, and providing current and up-to-date information

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credibility

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picture or other image within a text

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graphic feature

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an act of searching for information or knowledge about a particular subject or topic

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inquiry

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A text that presents information in order to explain, clarify, and/or educate.

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Informational text

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Important ideas throughout a work that support the central message, theme, tone, etc.

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key ideas

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Restate the meaning of something in different words; it alters the exact wording of the source and transmits its ideas or information without evaluation or interpretation.

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paraphrase

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to reduce large sections of text to their essential points and main idea. Note: It is still important to attribute these ideas to the original source.

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summarize

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The way or pattern in which an author organizes ideas within a text.

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Text structure