Academic Vocabulary- Informational

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What is a topic?

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A topic is one or two words that tell what the text is talking about.

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What are text features?

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Visual tools that authors sometimes add to informational texts to organize and provide more information to the reader.

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What type of text gives information about a topic?

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Informational text.

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What is nonfiction?

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Text that is true and real.

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What are facts?

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Information that can be proven.

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What is the central idea?

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The main point or message of a text.

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What are details in a text?

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Specific pieces of information that support the main idea.

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What is the purpose of informational text?

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To inform or educate the reader about a specific topic.

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What is an example of a text feature?

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Graphs, charts, headings, and images.

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What is the difference between fiction and nonfiction?

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Fiction is made-up stories, while nonfiction is based on real facts.