Unit 3: Informational Text

What is the primary purpose of informational text?

• To entertain readers with fictional stories

• To share factual information

• To persuade readers to take action

• To express personal feelings

Which text feature provides a brief explanation accompanying visual elements?

• Timeline

• Subheading

• Caption

• Bolded Words

Which of the following is NOT a major category of informational text?

• history texts

• narrative

• biography

• procedural

In which text structure does the author organize details in the order they occurred?

• problem-solution

• cause-effect

• description

• chronological/sequential

In which text structure does the author describe a topic thoroughly and with purpose?

• problem-solution

• description

• cause and effect

• compare and contrast

In which text structure does the author directly compare two things?

• compare and contrast

• problem and solution

• description

• chronological/sequential

In which text structure does the author present a problem with multiple solutions?

• description

• problem and solution

• chronlogical/sequential

• cause and effect

In which text structure does the author explain an event or action and all of the effects or consequences because of it?

• cause and effect

• problem and solution

• description

• consequence and discipline

What is- Concisely restating the main ideas of the story (summary, inference, or synthesis)

What is- drawing conclusions from one source (summary, inference, or synthesis)