Informational Texts

information that can be proven as true

• fact
• reasoning
• argument
• evidence

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.SL.6.3

information that is not necessarily based on fact or knowledge

• opinion
• fact
• comparison
• connotation

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

related to or necessary for the topic

• relevant
• purpose
• literal
• supporting ideas

What is the main idea of a text?

• Theme
• The most important thought topic of the section
• Your favorite part of a section
• The moral

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

The topic sentence is...

•  the first sentence in an expository paragraph which summarizes the main idea of that paragraph
• the theme of the article
• the moral of the paragraph
• always an important quotation

What does it mean to imply?

• to give a  fact directly stated
• to disagree with the author
• to express emotions
• to suggest an idea about a topic that not directly stated

The facts in your informational report should be:

• False.
• True and able to be proven.
• True and unable to be proven.
• Your own ideas.

This feature explains what the illustration/photograph is.

•   Glossary
• Index
• Table of contents
• Caption

This feature informs the reader of important words/vocabulary found within the paragraph.

• Glossary
• Bold words
• Captions
• Table of contents

What text feature gives the definitions of important vocabulary words?

• Captions
• Index
• Glossary
• None of the above

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4C