Informational Text Key Terms in Writing and Text Analysis

Informational Text Key Terms in Writing and Text Analysis

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7th Grade

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Controlling idea/thesis

Back

The main point or underlying direction of a piece of writing.

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Graphic feature

Back

Picture or other image within a text (e.g., diagrams, illustrations, photographs, maps, charts, graphs, timelines, tables, infographics, embedded multimedia, icons, etc.).

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Informational text

Back

A text that presents information in order to explain, clarify, and/or educate.

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Inquiry

Back

An act of searching for information or knowledge about a particular subject or topic.

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Key ideas

Back

Important ideas throughout a work that support the central message, theme, tone, etc.

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Primary sources

Back

A source from the time in which an event being studied occurred and created by someone who was present at the event.

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Secondary sources

Back

A source that is a step removed from the original accounts of an event or experience.

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