Informational Reading Concepts

When reading a text, look for the _______________________ or what the passage is mainly about.

• Central Idea

• Theme

• Text Features

• Author

Tags

CCSS.RF.2.3E

CCSS.RF.2.3F

CCSS.RF.2.4C

CCSS.RF.3.4C

CCSS.RF.5.4A

_____________ may include pictures, captions, headings, graphs, or any other tool that helps readers understand the central idea.

• Text features

• Summaries

• Margins

• Annotations

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

To ____________ a text means to examine each piece to consider how it contributes to the central idea.

• Analyze

• Determine

• Compare

• Contrast

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

Evidence that develops the central idea is called _______________.

• Supporting details

• Paraphrasing

• Analysis

• Text features

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

To "mark up" the text with definitions, notes, questions, and/or comments is to ___________________________ a text.

• Annotate

• Summarize

• Analyze

• Structure

Tags

CCSS.RF.2.3C

CCSS.RF.2.3F

CCSS.RF.2.4B

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

The way in which information is organized is the _____________.

• Text structure

• Text feature

• Text analysis

• Central Idea

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Which of the following is NOT a potential purpose of a text?

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

• Anger

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.7.6