Academic Vocabulary- Informational

Text that gives readers information about a topic is-

• Poetry

• Informational

• Myths, Legends, or Folktales

• Fiction

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

Facts-

• are opinions

• information that can be proven

• the main subject of a text

• the way an author organizes text

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Central Idea (Main Idea)-

• text that gives readers information

• sentences that provide information on a topic

• is a statement that cannot be proven

• a sentence that tells what the text is mainly about

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

1-3 words that tells the main subject of a text

• Fact

• Topic

• Opinion

• Central Idea

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

Visual tools that authors sometimes add to informational texts to organize provide more information to the reader. Some examples include: captions, diagrams, maps, photographs, sidebars, etc.

• are text features

• is text structure

• is central idea

• are details

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

Sentences that provide information about a topic

• topic

• opinion

• details

• lines

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

An opinion is-

• a statement that CAN be proven

• a statement that CAN NOT be proven, a belief

• found a lot in informational text

• something every one agrees with

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

The way a writer organizes ideas in the text is called-

• informational text

• central idea (main idea)

• text structure

• text features

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

What is the purpose of informational text?

• to pass down a story

• to entertain

• to give information

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

What is nonfiction?

• text that is fake, not real

• text that is true, real

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10