Informational Reading

Informational parts of the text that are not the main body of the text

• Text Structure

• Text Feature

• Author's Claim

• Evidence

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Name this text feature

• graph

• diagraph

• photo

• timeline

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

a statement of what the author says is true in a text and will support it with reasons and evidence.

• claim

• perspective

• inference

• explicit

• Using a phone to text someone is helpful

• Using the phone makes communication more clear

• There are many ways to communicate

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

• 1897

• 1914

• 1918

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Informational Text: provides ​ (a)   information but ​ (b)   include author's commentary, such as judgments, ​ (c)   or conclusions

• factual

• can

• opinions

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

Houses called “cuevas” in the south of Spain stay warm in the winter.

• False

• True

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Choose the clue words that indicate chronological order.

• first, next, finally, then, after

• cause, effect, as a result of, because

• problem, solution, promise, struggle

• compare, contrast, similar, different

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

Weather reporters have to give out a lot of information. That's why they use pictures. The pictures help them tell us about the weather without using so many words. Weather reporters need to know where the cold air is. They need to know where the warm air is. They have to know where it is raining and what types of clouds are in the area. Their reports need to be correct, but they also need to be short. The pictures help weather reporters get the information out in a fast way.
Which sentence best describes the main idea of the paragraph?

• Weather reporters need to know where the cold air is

• Pictures help weather reporters get information out in a fast way

• Their reports need to be correct, but they also need to be short

• They have to know where it is raining and what types of clouds are in the area

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

What is the best question to ask yourself when you are trying to find the main idea?

• Who is the main character?

• What is the main event?

• What is one important detail?

• What point is the author trying to make?

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2