Nonfiction Text Structures

Informational Text is...

• Nonfiction

• Fiction

• Dramatic

• Comedic

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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

Analysis means...

• Making things up as you go along

• Describing what something is saying

• Finding new ways to use your knowledge

• Breaking down information to understand it better

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Summary is...

• Coming up with your own explanations for unfamiliar ideas

• Understanding the texts you read

• Saying exactly what the text says

• Restating the main points and ideas of something

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

How is annotation different from regular note taking?

• Taking notes is always more casual

• Taking notes is what you remember, annotation is how you feel

• Annotation involves taking notes directly on the text

• Annotating is always more complicated

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

What are supporting details/evidence?

• Guesses based on observations.

• Proof which supports a claim or idea.

• Deductions readers make based on the text.

• Inferences readers make based on the text.

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CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

"The article explained the benefits and drawbacks of GMOs, including how GMOs, can help make it easier to feed people and also potentially harm the environment."

What is this passage an example of?

• Summary

• Annotation

• Analysis

• Evidence

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What are some things you can do to help you analyze a text?

• Read the text closely

• Reread the text multiple times

• Annotate the text

• Attempt to summarize the text

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

This type of writing gives information step by step.

• Sequence/Chronological Order

• Cause and Effect

• Descriptive

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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

This text structure features a detailed description of something to give the reader a mental picture.

• Descriptive

• Compare and Contrast

• Cause and Effect

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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

This text structure is "how are things in the text similar or different."

• Cause and Effect

• Compare and Contrast

• Sequence/Chronological Order

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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