Informational Text
What is the main purpose of an informational text?
To give readers facts and information about a topic.
What does explicit mean?
Information that is clearly stated in the text
What does cite mean?
To find the information in a text.
What is text evidence?
Information or details from the text that support your answer.
What is informational writing?
Writing that teaches the reader about a topic using facts and details.
Which type of text gives facts about real people, places, things, or events?
Informational text
Explicit or Inferred?
"Blizzards have strong winds."
Explicit
What does narrative mean?
"My answer is __ because the text says ___."
What is this called?
Citing textual evidence/Using text evidence
What is narrative writing?
Writing that tells a story.
What is main idea?
The most important idea or message about the topic.
Where should you look when a question asks for information that is explicitly stated?
Go back to the text and find where the information is stated.
What does explicit mean?
"Blizzards can make roads difficult to see because blowing snow reduces visibility."
Why can blizzards make driving difficult?
Blowing snow reduces visibility
A: "Blizzards are really bad."
B: "Blizzards are severe snowstorms with strong winds that can reduce visibility."
Which is stronger?
B
What are details?
Facts or information that support the main idea.
What happens during a blizzard?
Strong winds blow snow across roads.
What does evidence mean?
Information that helps you prove or support an answer?
Which answer is stronger?
A: "Blizzards are dangerous."
B: "Blizzards can be dangerous because strong winds and blowing snow can make it difficult to see while traveling.
B
Maynor writes "Blizzards are storms. They are dangerous. The end."
What is he missing?
Facts, details, explanation, information about what happens and why.
Why might an author include pictures, charts, or diagrams?
To help the reader understand and find information in the text.
Explicit or inferred?
"I think blizzards are scary."
Inferred;opinion
What is an inference?
A conclusion you make using clues and what you already know.
Ivan answers a question but cannot point to any information in the passage that supports the answer. What should he do?
Go back to the text and find evidence to support his answer.
Should an informational paragraph mostly contain facts or opinions?
Facts