Informational Text

Which of the following excerpts would come from an informational text?

• Before long, a sinister creature lures the kids' mom through a door in the basement. Em and Navin, desperate not to lose her, follow her into an underground world inhabited by demons, robots, and talking animals.

• The search for the fever's causes and cure, not found for more than a century afterward, provides a suspenseful counterpoint to this riveting true story of a city under siege.

• With the head of a dog and the body of a human, this heroic hound digs into deception, claws after crooks, rolls over robbers, and scampers after squirrels. Will he be able to resist the call of the wild to answer the call of duty?

What are text features?

• Elements in the text that further the reader's understanding of the text.

• A statement that lets the reader know what the writing will be about.

• Quotes from an expert that support your main idea.

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

What the text is mostly about?

• main idea

• details

• theme

• author's purpse

Why the author wrote the text-

• text structure

• theme

• author's purpse

• main idea

Which sentence is an example of an opinion?

• People were excited to see the car as it passed through towns.

• Finding car parts was difficult.

• In 1903, there were no road maps.

• Today Jackson's Winton is displayed in the Smithsonian's National Museum.

Bold words and subheadings are an example of-

• text structure

• text details

• important features

• text features

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

What is a thesis statement?

• It is a one-sentence statement that explicitly outlines the purpose or point of your paper.

• It is the first sentence of the introduction.

• It is a transition from one body paragraph to the next.

• It is a two-sentence statement that explicitly outlines the purpose or point of your paper.

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CCSS.W.7.2A

Informational Texts are a subgenre of nonfiction.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Informational Texts should tell a story to the reader.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Informational texts may include fictional characters.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5