Informational Text Structures and Features

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What is a text structure?

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How the author chooses to organize the information in a text.

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What are signal words in a descriptive text structure?

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Characteristics, it means, looks like, also, to illustrate, including.

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What are signal words in a cause/effect text structure?

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Because, this is why, so, consequently, as a result, if...then.

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What is the purpose of a glossary in a text?

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To provide definitions of terms used in the text.

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What is the purpose of an index in a text?

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To help locate specific information quickly.

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What is a caption in a text?

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A brief explanation or description accompanying an image.

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What is a table of contents?

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A list of the chapters or sections in a book along with their page numbers.

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What does it mean to summarize a text?

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To give a brief statement of the main points of the text.

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What is the difference between fact and opinion?

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A fact is a statement that can be proven true, while an opinion is a personal belief or judgment.

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What is a main idea?

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The central point or message that the author wants to convey in a text.