Vocab
pieces of indisputable information
Facts
The main part of a word
Root
The ___________ ideas are the most important ideas
Key
The main idea of an informational text
Thesis
The organizational patterns of an informational text
Text Features
Affixes added to the end of a word
Suffix
To ____________ a detail you need to judge or decide whether or not the detail suggests a larger key idea
Evaluate
Are facts, descriptions, examples, and reasons that further explain key ideas in an informational text
Details
a means of sending a communication to an intended audience
Medium
Duc
Lead, Latin
_______________ vocabulary consists of words that are commonly used in academic texts, lectures, and discussions across a number of disciplines.
Academic
pieces of numerical information that help readers make inferences about something
Statistics
a word part that is added to a root that changes the meaning or part of speech
Affix
As(ter)
Star, Greek
_____________ is the plural form of the word medium
Media
An investigation or study of a subject that expands a person’s knowledge and understanding of that subject.
Research
A photograph, a chart, or any other kind of image that helps the reader understand the information in an informational text
Graphic Elements
Path
Feeling/Suffer, Greek
Stories and ideas ___________ as they are translated from one medium to another
Change
Words and phrases that help us understand complex or unfamiliar subjects
Specialized Vocabulary