Academic Vocabulary- Informational

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Central Idea (Main Idea)

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A sentence that tells what the text is mainly about.

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What are sentences that provide information about a topic?

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Details.

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What is a topic?

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One or two words that tell what the text is talking about.

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What are visual tools that authors sometimes add to informational texts?

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Text features.

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What is an opinion?

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A statement that CAN NOT be proven, a belief.

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What is the purpose of the central idea in a text?

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To summarize the main point of the text.

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What do details in a text do?

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They provide more information about the topic.

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What is the difference between a fact and an opinion?

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A fact can be proven true, while an opinion cannot.

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What are text features?

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Elements like headings, graphs, and images that help organize information.

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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.