Informative Texts
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8th Grade
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1.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Match the descriptions of the books to the TYPE of information it is.
A cook publishes a recipe.
Procedure - "How To"
A scientist writes about pollution
News or Research
A famous artist writes about his life.
Autobiography
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.8.3
CCSS.RI.9-10.3
CCSS.RI.7.3
2.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
One more time! Match the descriptions of the books to the TYPE of information it is.
Printed instructions to assemble a table
Biography
The time I survived a plane crash
Memoir or Memory
A journalist writes an update on the war
News or Research
An author writes about President Lincoln
Procedure - "How To"
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.10
CCSS.RI.6.10
CCSS.RI.7.10
CCSS.RI.8.10
CCSS.RI.9-10.10
3.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Match the type of "text structure" to its definition!
Tells events in the order they happened.
Compare and Contrast
Explains similarities and difference
Cause and Effect
This tells how or why something happened
Chronological (Time)
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Let's continue reading about hurricanes. What structure is used here?
Hurricane "Andrew" grew to the highest level, Category 5. Because of its deadly strength, the state was forced into an emergency. Then, many people died and many homes were ruined.
Cause and Effect
Compare and Contrast
Problem and Solution
Description
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.5.5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What feature of instructive text can we see here?
diagrams
step by step format
Clear heading
all of these!
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
CCSS.RI.8.3
CCSS.RI.9-10.3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What kind of text is this?
instructive
informative
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.5.5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What information is being given?
How to plant seeds
What a plant cell is made of
How to make a plant cell
What an elephant is made of
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