Informational Text Vocabulary Word

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Author's Purpose

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the reason an author writes about a particular topic (e.g., to persuade, to entertain, to inform, to explain, to analyze, etc.); the reason an author includes particular details, features, or devices in a work

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Intended Audience

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the intended target group for a message, regardless of the way the message is delivered (text, print, video, online)

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Thesis

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A statement that someone wants to discuss or prove.

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Supporting Evidence/Text Evidence

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paraphrased or directly quoted detail(s) from a text that supports a reader’s claim, thought, inference, or analysis about the text

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Digital Text

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an electronic text read on a computer screen or other electronic device that may include images, sound, video, and other multimodal interactive and embedded elements

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Multimodal Text

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two or more modes of communication to create meaning, including written and spoken texts, images, gestures, music, digital texts and media, and live performances

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Text/Print Features

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any characteristic of the text outside the main body of the text that helps convey meaning such as titles, charts, photographs, timelines, footnotes, etc

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Paraphrase

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To restate the meaning of something in different words.

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Summary

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

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Informational Text

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