Understanding Functional Texts and Decision Making

Amy Greene, a language arts resource teacher, discusses the importance of making informed decisions by using functional texts. She explains how to interpret and analyze texts to gather relevant information, using a summer camps poster as an example. Greene emphasizes asking why you are reading a text, identifying new information, and making decisions based on that information. She encourages students to practice these skills with texts at home to enhance their decision-making abilities.

What is the primary purpose of making an informed decision?

• To choose based on personal preference

• To decide without any information

• To use gathered information thoughtfully

• To follow others' opinions

What is the first step in interpreting a functional text?

• Ignoring the text

• Reading it without purpose

• Asking why you are reading it

• Memorizing the text

What should you do after reading a functional text?

• Forget the information

• Share it with everyone

• Think about new information learned

• Ignore the author's message

What type of text is used in the demonstration?

• A newspaper article

• A poster about summer camps

• A scientific journal

• A novel

Why is the narrator reading the summer camp poster?

• To write a book

• To plan a vacation

• To learn about cooking

• To find a camp for her son

What is a key feature of the summer camps mentioned?

• They are free for everyone

• They offer full and half-day programs

• They are located in one place

• They are only for teenagers

What new information did the narrator learn from the poster?

• The camps are only for adults

• There is a camp fair in March

• The camps are all indoors

• The camps are free

What decision does the narrator consider after reading the poster?

• To write a review

• To cancel all plans

• To attend the camp fair

• To ignore the camp fair

What should you do after learning new information from a text?

• Forget it

• Ignore it

• Share it without thinking

• Make a decision based on it

What is the final encouragement given by the narrator?

• To avoid making decisions

• To only read novels

• To apply the method to other texts

• To never read functional texts