Reading Informational Text Academic Vocabulary

To analyze a text you need to...

• read and study the details.

• glance over a text.

• draw or visualize a scene.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.2B

CCSS.L.8.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.1.C

________ is proof that something is true; facts, details, examples, and statistics that support an idea.

• Evidence

• Reasoning

• Inference

• Elaboration

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CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

A claim is...

• a position statement, an answer to a prompt.

• a conclusion made based on evidence and prior knowledge.

• to study all parts of a text closely.

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CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

1. _________ is the showing and explaining of your thinking; to elaborate on what the evidence means as part of a CER

• Reasoning

• Evidence

• Claim

• Inference

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

An inference is...

•  a conclusion that is made based on evidence and the reader’s prior knowledge.

• a position statement, an answer to a prompt.

• 1. the reason an author has written a text, examples are to persuade, inform, or entertain the reader.

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CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

When a source is credible...

• it is believable and trustworthy, it has sound reasoning and judgment; it is logical and factual.

• a brief restatement of a text in your own words, it should be objective (free from opinion).

• 1. it is the perspective the author has about their topic; shown through the words choices and descriptions of their topic.

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CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

________ details are directly stated; they can be pointed to in a text.

• Explicit

• Inference

• Implicit

• Indirect

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

An objective summary is...

•  is a brief restatement of a text in your own words, it should be free from opinion.

• an inference that has sound reasoning and judgment; it is logical and factual.

• a conclusion that is made based on evidence and the reader’s prior knowledge.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.9-10.6

_____________ is the perspective the author has about their topic; shown through the words choices and descriptions of their topic.

• Author's point of view

• Summary

• Details

• Descriptions

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

____________________ is the reason or motivation for writing a text; the most common types are Persuade, Inform, and Entertain.

• Author's Purpose

• Evidence

• Claim

• Inference

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D