Word Meaning Informational Text

What is the definition of Informational Text?

• paraphrased or directly quoted detail(s) from a text that supports a reader’s claim, thought, inference, or analysis about the text

• a text that presents information in order to explain, clarify, and/or educate

• the intended target group for a message, regardless of the way the message is delivered (text, print, video, online)

• the reason an author writes about a particular topic (e.g., to persuade, to entertain, to inform, to explain, to analyze, etc.); the reason an author includes particular details, features, or devices in a work

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What is the definition of Paraphrase?

• the intended target group for a message, regardless of the way the message is delivered (text, print, video, online)

• a text that presents information in order to explain, clarify, and/or educate

• To restate the meaning of something in different words.

• the reason an author writes about a particular topic (e.g., to persuade, to entertain, to inform, to explain, to analyze, etc.); the reason an author includes particular details, features, or devices in a work

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

helps you figure out the pronunciation of a word, key words are defined, generally found in the back of the book.

• index

• table of contents

• glossary

• timelines

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Why would a reader use a glossary when reading an informational text?

• To find a specific topic

• To find the meaning of a bold or highlighted work from the text

• to find out more information about the topic

• to locate information to see how it is organized

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is the meaning of denotation?

• It represents something else (emble, token, etc.)

• The emotion of a word

• The art of lasagna baking

• The official meaning of a word

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CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

a nonfiction text whose purpose is to provide information about or explain a topic

• informational text

• literary text

• fiction

• non-fiction

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

All the meanings, associations, or emotions that a word suggests

• Subliminal

• Connotation

• Denotation

• Literal

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the definition of 'Connotation'?

• The literal meaning of a word

• The emotional or cultural associations with a word

• A type of informational text

• A synonym for a word

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which of the following is an example of an informational text?

• A novel

• A poem

• A biography

• A short story

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CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What is the purpose of a 'Glossary' in a book?

• To provide a summary of the book

• To list chapters and their page numbers

• To define key terms used in the book

• To give the author's biography

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C