informational texts

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Evidence

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facts and/or information (quotes, statistics, graphs, etc.) presented together as a body of support for a claim or value statement explicit, explicitly – stated clearly and directly, leaving no room for confusion or interpretation

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Inference

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a conclusion derived from logical reasoning following an investigation of available evidence. Schema & Evidence!

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Central Idea

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the unifying concept within an informational text to which other elements and ideas relate. The main points, what it is mostly about.

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Writing that is free from bias or emotions; it presents the facts about a topic, or a perspective on an issue, with valid evidence and fair reasoning.

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objective

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Denotation

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The official meaning of a word

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What is the purpose of a book of jokes about being in the fourth grade?

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Entertain

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In a non-fiction book, the author's purpose is to: Persuade, Inform, Entertain

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Inform

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Where should a thesis statement appear?

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first paragraph

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What does the central idea of a story tell the reader?

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What the story is about 

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What text features can give you a clue of what the main idea is? Options: Title, Headings, Pictures, All of these

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All of these