Informational Text Terms

title

• the name of an informational text; indicates to the reader the structure and topic of the text

• The first or 2nd sentence of a paragraph that tells the reader the topic of the paragraph and how the paragraph supports the thesis statement

• a statement or sentence that states the purpose of a paper or essay; usually connects to the title and section headings

• the set of sentences where writers begin their essay; usually includes a hook, necessary background information, a statement of key ideas and a thesis statement.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

topic sentence

• the author's opinion or the perspective he/she wants to convey expressed through the thesis statement for an essay

• The first or 2nd sentence of a paragraph that tells the reader the topic of the paragraph and how the paragraph supports the thesis statement

• the most important or central thought of a paragraph or larger section of text; usually expressed in a paragraph's topic sentence or the first paragraph of a section; usually summed up in a paragraph's concluding sentence or the concluding paragraph if a section.

• The set of sentences where writers begin their essay; usually includes a hook, necessary background information, a statement of key ideas and a thesis statement.

thesis statement

• The first or second sentence in each paragraph that shows the topic of each paragraph

• The words in bold at the beginning of each section that tells the reader what each section will be about

• a statement or sentence that states the purpose of a paper or essay; usually connects to the title and section headings

• The large, bold words at the top of each text that indicate to the reader the topic of the text.

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

introduction paragraph

• The main paragraphs of an essay, which expand upon the ideas presented in the thesis statement; the paragraphs where the evidence and facts are given supporting the thesis

• The final paragraph of an essay in which the thesis statement is restated; can also include a statement that connects the topic to the real world.

• the logical structure in which text is arranged, such as a sequence, comparison and contrast, problem and solution, or cause and effect

• the set of sentences where writers begin their essay; usually includes a hook, necessary background information, a statement of key ideas and a thesis statement.

key ideas

• The most important or central thought of a paragraph or larger section of text; usually expressed in a paragraph's topic sentence or the first paragraph of a section; usually summed up in a paragraph's concluding sentence or the concluding paragraph if a section.

• the logical structure in which text is arranged, such as a sequence, comparison and contrast, problem and solution, or cause and effect

• The main paragraphs of an essay, which expand upon the ideas presented in the thesis statement; the paragraphs where the evidence and facts are given supporting the thesis

• the author's opinion or the perspective he/she wants to convey expressed through the thesis statement for an essay

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

body paragraphs

• the logical structure in which text is arranged, such as a sequence, comparison and contrast, problem and solution, or cause and effect

• The main paragraphs of an essay, which expand upon the ideas presented in the thesis statement; the paragraphs where the evidence and facts are given supporting the thesis

• The final paragraph of an essay in which the thesis statement is restated; can also include a statement that connects the topic to the real world

• the set of sentences where writers begin their essay; usually includes a hook, necessary background information, a statement of key ideas and a thesis statement.

controlling idea

• the logical structure in which text is arranged, such as a sequence, comparison and contrast, problem and solution, or cause and effect

• the most important or central thought of a paragraph or larger section of text; usually expressed in a paragraph's topic sentence or the first paragraph of a section; usually summed up in a paragraph's concluding sentence or the concluding paragraph if a section.

• the author's opinion or the perspective he/she wants to convey expressed through the thesis statement for an essay

• The main paragraphs of an essay, which expand upon the ideas presented in the thesis statement; the paragraphs where the evidence and facts are given supporting the thesis.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

conclusion paragraph

• The final paragraph of an essay in which the thesis statement is restated; can also include a statement that connects the topic to the real world.

• The logical structure in which text is arranged, such as a sequence, comparison and contrast, problem and solution, or cause and effect.

• The most important or central thought of a paragraph or larger section of text; usually expressed in a paragraph's topic sentence or the first paragraph of a section; usually summed up in a paragraph's concluding sentence or the concluding paragraph if a section.

• The main paragraphs of an essay, which expand upon the ideas presented in the thesis statement; the paragraphs where the evidence and facts are given supporting the thesis.

organizational patterns

• The main paragraphs of an essay, which expand upon the ideas presented in the thesis statement; the paragraphs where the evidence and facts are given supporting the thesis

• The most important or central thought of a paragraph or larger section of text; usually expressed in a paragraph's topic sentence or the first paragraph of a section; usually summed up in a paragraph's concluding sentence or the concluding paragraph if a section.

• the logical structure in which text is arranged, such as a sequence, comparison and contrast, problem and solution, or cause and effect

• The author's opinion or the perspective he/she wants to convey expressed through the thesis statement for an essay.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

cause and effect organizational pattern

• Sentences, paragraphs, sections, and whole texts that show the reason something happens and the result of it happening; key words: cause, effect, result, affect

• The final paragraph of an essay in which the thesis statement is restated; can also include a statement that connects the topic to the real world

• Sentences, paragraphs, sections, and whole texts that show the reason something happens and the result of it happening; key words: cause, effect, result, affect

• The main paragraphs of an essay, which expand upon the ideas presented in the thesis statement; the paragraphs where the evidence and facts are given supporting the thesis

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5