Text Structures
What are the 6 types of nonfiction text structures?
Chronological
Sequence
Descriptive
Cause and Effect
Problem and Solution
Compare and Contrast
What is the author's main purpose of informational text?
To inform the reader about something
When coming across an unfamiliar word, you should use _________ to determine its meaning.
Context Clues
A _________under the title will tell you the main idea of certain sections
Subheading
What are human rights?
Human rights are rights every person, regardless of race, religion, or another factor, should have just for being alive.
When an author is presenting a problem and possible solutions to the problem.
What is problem and solution
(1) What is a biography?
(2) What is an autobiography?
(1) Tells a true story of somebody's life, written by somebody else
(2) Tells a true story of somebody's life, written by that person
A good reader will use prior knowledge, read between the lines to understand what the author is trying to say. What is this called?
Infer/Inference
A __________________text feature will help you learn new words.
Glossary
What is a pamphlet? What is its purpose?
A pamphlet tri-folded paper.
It is used to provide information on a single subject.
A text structure that shows how two or more things are similar and/or different is called...
compare and contrast
An informational text that is printed daily or weekly with news and current events is called a...
newspaper
Good readers use these two things to write a summary in their own words.
Central Idea and Supporting Details
____________ are things found under pictures that tell us extra information about the image
captions
Which three human rights issues were discussed in class?
Migrant Rights
Women's Rights
Climate Change (Injustice)
When an author is presenting events in the order that they happened...
An informational book that students will use to learn new skills in different academic areas. (Math, Science, Social Studies)
text book
What are the four main types of context clues?
→ Definition
→ Antonym (contrast)
→ Synonym (restatement)
→ Inference
A list of chapters found at the beginning of the book is the ____________
Table of contents
What is domain-specific vocabulary?
Provide an example.
Words that are specific to the subject.
*Examples may vary*
What Text Structure is used in this paragraph?
All matter, all things can be changed in two ways: chemically and physically. Both chemical and physical changes affect the state of matter. Physical changes are those that do not change the make-up or identity of the matter. For example, clay will bend or flatten if squeezed, but it will still be clay. Changing the shape of clay is a physical change, and does not change the matter’s identity. Chemical changes turn the matter into a new kind of matter with different properties. For example, when paper is burnt, it becomes ash and will never be paper again. The difference between them is that physical changes are temporary or only last for a little while, and chemical changes are permanent, which means they last forever. Physical and chemical changes both affect the state of matter.
Cause and Effect
The genre that presents factual or true information.
Nonfiction
Writers of informational texts use these three strategies to help readers better understand what they are writing about.
Text Structure, Domain-Specific Vocabulary, Data
A picture or illustration with many labels
diagram
How do you know if a website is a reputable (reliable) source? Explain one way.
Ends in .gov or .edu
OR
Is from a news site such as New York Times, Washington Post
OR
Is from a research site (Britannica, PBS, National Geographic)