Vocab
When you create images in your mind based on the descriptions in the text.
Visualize
This type of text presents readers with information or ideas about real people, places, things, and events.
Informational
Any time a person writes with the purpose to share ______________________, he or she is writing an informational text
Information
is the meaning of the word
definition
This is the main idea of an informational text
Thesis
Informational writing helps us understand the ____________ around us through facts and the knowledge of experts.
World
is the history of the word and where it originated
Word Origins
This is in the form of data, charts, or quotes to uphold the author's claim
supporting evidence
___________ _____________ refers to the way a word is used in language.
is the grammatical category of a word: noun, pronoun, adjective, verb, adverb, preposition, or conjunction
Part of Speech
These are particular to informational texts and contain graphs, charts, text elements, statistics, etc.
Graphic Elements
A _________________, which is an alphabetical list of terms or words related to a specific subject covered in a text that includes definitions and explanations.
Glossary
are organizational patterns of an informational text; they can be in chronological order, order of importance, or by presenting causes and then their effects
Text Structure
These are vocabulary words that are words and phrases that help us understand complex or unfamiliar subjects
Specialized Vocabulary
An ___________ is a part added to a root or base word that changes the word’s meaning or its part of speech
Affix