Informational Texts
When we first read a text, we use the GPS method. The 'G' stands for this, meaning a short summary of a text's main idea.
What is the gist?
Food, water, and shelter are on this level of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs.
What is the bottom?
In this stage, one group denies the humanity of the other group.
What is dehumanization?
This is an attention-grabber that many people use at the beginning of a speech.
What is a hook?
In a CER, most of the emphasis should be placed on this part.
What is the reasoning?
The purpose of informational texts are usually to entertain, persuade, or this.
What is inform?
In a market economy, buyers provide demand, and sellers provide this.
What is supply?
In this stage, labels, images, or colors are used to emphasize that one group of people should be considered different from others.
What is symbolization?
Data and statistics are important parts of this rhetorical device.
What is logos?
Information used to promote a cause or perspective is known as this. It can be biased or misleading.
What is propaganda?
This type of information text explains similarities and differences between two or more things.
What is compare/contrast?
The limited amount of resources compared to unlimited needs is known as this.
What is scarcity?
Propaganda is a sign of this stage, where one group of people is actively turned against another.
What is polarization?
This is the rhetorical device that establishes credibility.
What is ethos?
In the 'OPCVL' framework for source evaluation, 'O' stands for this, meaning where the source comes from.
What is origin?
This type of informational text looks at the connection between various events or issues, often using words like 'therefore', 'because of', or 'consequently'.
What is cause and effect?
Someone who innovates a product or process to meet a need is known as this.
What is an entrepreneur?
Forcing people to relocate and give up their land is part of this stage, which can also include torture and unjust imprisonment.
What is persecution?
Telling a personal story that evokes emotion is an example of this rhetorical device.
What is pathos?
This term refers to an original, first-hand account, record, or artifact that provides direct evidence about a topic, event, or time period.
What is a primary source?
This reading strategy helps you identify the main idea and structure of an existing text.
What is reverse outlining?
What is a mixed economy?
Passing laws to deny a group's right or strip their citizenship is an example of this stage.
What is discrimination?
This is the practice of using one's privilege, power, or position to support, amplify, and advocate for marginalized or underrepresented groups.
What is allyship?
Refugees fleeing a violent homeland often seek this, meaning the protection granted by a government to individuals who have fled their home countries as a result of persecution, war, or violence.
What is asylum?