Informational Text Elements

What kind of text feature is this?

• Subheadings

• Italics

• Map

• Caption

• Diagram

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

What kind of text structure describes something or someone?

• Argument

• Discussion/Information

• Cause/Effect

• Problem/Solution

• Sequence

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What kind of text feature is this?

• Subheadings

• Italics

• Map

• Caption

• Diagram

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

What kind of text feature is this?

• Subheadings

• Italics

• Bold Print

• Caption

• Title

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Cause & Effect

• A text structure: The author explains how two or more things are alike and/or different.

• A text structure: The author explains a topic, idea, place by listing characteristics and examples

• A text structure: The author states a problem and list one or more possible solutions to the problem

• A text structure: The author lists one or more causes or events & the resulting consequences.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is the author's purpose in the following example: An article explaining the downfall of the Aztecs.

• Entertain

• Inform

• Persuade

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Which of the following is a common feature of informational text?

• A) Imaginary characters

• B) Factual information

• C) Rhyming patterns

• D) First-person narrative

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is the primary purpose of an informational text?

• A) To entertain

• B) To inform

• C) To persuade

• D) To describe

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which text structure is used when an author lists steps in a process?

• A) Cause and effect

• B) Problem and solution

• C) Sequence

• D) Compare and contrast

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

In informational texts, what is a 'heading'?

• A) A summary of the text

• B) A title for a section of the text

• C) A list of sources

• D) A concluding statement

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5