Reading Vocabulary Informational Text

These texts are passages that explain or inform.

• Informational texts

• Literary texts

• Poems

• Argumentative texts

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

A conclusion based on your own background knowledge and evidence found in the text.

• Inference

• Anecdote

• Analysis

• Text structure

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

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

• Author's Purpose

• Fact

• Central Idea / Main Idea

• Author's Point of View

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

The actual meaning of a word or phrase. Can be found in the dictionary.

• Figurative Meaning

• Connotative Meaning

• Metaphors and Similes

• Denotative meaning

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

A nonfiction text, written to share factual information

• literary text

• analysis

• informational text

• central idea

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

A meaning beyond the actual meaning of a word; the meaning is inferred from certain words.

• Connotative meaning

• Figurative meaning

• Denotative meaning

• Literal meaning

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the purpose of an informational text?

• To inform the reader about a specific topic.

• Allow readers to find key information.

• Allow readers to understand the main topic.

• All the above

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

What are some informational text features?

• Headings/Subheadings

• Bolded or Italicized Vocabulary

• Sidebars with Additional Information

• Visual Representations (Tables or Graphs)

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

When reading a text, look for the _______________________ or what the passage is mainly about.

• Central Idea

• Theme

• Text Features

• Author

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

Evidence that develops the central idea is called _______________.

• Supporting details

• Paraphrasing

• Analysis

• Text features

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.7.1