6th Grade Informational Text Review

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What is Perspective?

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A point of view or general standpoint from which different things are viewed, physically or mentally.

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What is a Topic?

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The general subject of a text.

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What is the Central Idea?

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What the story is mostly about.

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What is an Argument?

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A statement put forth and supported by evidence.

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What does a Negative Tone mean?

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Using words that convey a negative attitude or feeling about a subject.

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What is Evidence in informational text?

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Facts, statistics, or examples that support a claim.

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What is a Claim?

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A statement that asserts something to be true.

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What is the purpose of a Summary?

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To retell the most important ideas of a text in a concise way.

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What is an Author's Purpose?

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The reason an author writes a text, such as to inform, persuade, or entertain.

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What is a Tone in writing?

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The attitude or feeling conveyed by the author's word choice.