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 the cause in this sentence?
Maya forgot to set her alarm, so she arrived late to school.
Mya forgot to set her alarm.
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 the effect in this sentence?
It rained all afternoon, so the soccer game was canceled.
The soccer game was canceled.
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
Which happened because the power went out?
A. The lights turned off.
B. The sun came out.
C. Everyone went swimming.
A. The lights turned off.
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
Complete the cause-and-effect relationship:
Cause: Jordan studied for his spelling test.
Effect: _____________
Jordan earned a good grade on his spelling test.
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 a cause?
The reason that something happened.
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.
The river overflowed after several days of heavy rain. As a result, water covered many nearby roads.
What caused the roads to become covered with water?
The river overflowed after several days of heavy rain.