Unit 4 Vocabulary - Investigating Informational Text

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Evidence

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Specific details or facts that support an inference or idea.

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Organizational Pattern

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The pattern an author constructs as he organizes his or her ideas and provides supporting details.

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Genre

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The type of writing usually categorized by form, technique, or content.

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Author's Purpose

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The reason an author writes about a particular topic.

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Audience

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Intended target group for a message.

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Main Idea

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

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Supporting Details

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Facts, examples, or descriptions that help explain or support the main idea.

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Inference

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A conclusion reached based on evidence and reasoning.

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Text Features

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Elements such as headings, subheadings, and captions that help organize and clarify information in a text.

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Summarizing

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The process of briefly stating the main points of a text in your own words.