Reading Passages Informational Text

When you paraphrase information from the text, you should ________________ and _______________.

• cite the author

• use quotations & cite the author

• write it in your own words & cite the author

• explain your thinking & use a period

Don't forget to mention the name of the ______________ when you paraphrase or use a quote from the article.

• source

• your name

• your opinion

• a great fact

What is evidence?

• Borrowed text, or author's words from the passages

• Your opinion

• Your thoughts about the passages

• Something obvious

Which of the following should be included in your middle paragraphs

• text evidence

• your ending

• random facts

Informational texts:

• Informational texts are passages that explain or inform. (RI)

• Informational texts are passages that argues or inform. (RI)

• Informational texts are passages that persuades. (RI)

• Informational texts are passages that entertains or informs. (RI)

Inference:

• The author tells the reader exactly what he or she needs to know. (RI1)

• To infer means to come to a reasonable conclusion based on evidence found in the text. (RI1)

• To infer means to come to a reasonable conclusion based on imaginary stories found in the text. (RI1

• By contrast, an explicit idea or message is fully stated or revealed by the author. (RI1)

Central idea:

• An overview of a text.

• To come to a reasonable conclusion based on evidence found in the text.

• A short story about an interesting person or event.

• The most important point or idea that the author is making in a text.

Objective summary:

• An overview of a text; It captures the main points but does not give every detail and does not include opinions.

• To come to a reasonable conclusion based on evidence found in the text.

• The most important point or idea that the author is making in a text.

• A short story about an interesting person or event.

Author’s purpose:

• The author’s intention for his or her piece. All passages have a purpose, whether it is to persuade, inform, explain, or entertain.

• The way in which a piece of writing is structured.

• A short story about an interesting person or event.

• The most important point or idea that the author is making in a text.

Organization:

• The way in which a piece of writing is structured.

• The meaning beyond the explicit meaning of a word.

• The actual meaning of a word or phrase.

• An overview of a text.