Definitions 1
What is a audience?
The assembled spectators or listeners at a public event, such as a play, movie, concert, or meeting.
What is an informational text?
Nonfiction writing with the intention of informing the reader about a specific topic
An instructional booklet describing how to operate a smart phone.
Describe or inform.
Authors of informational text should always be _________.
Credible; honest; reliable; truthful
What are the signal words for a description structure? What should you look for?
Signal words: such as, for instance, in addition, also, specifically, etc.
Look for: Topic word or phrase and for synonyms.
What is controlling idea?
It contains your opinion about the topic. It shows what direction you are going to take in writing about the topic.
What are key ideas?
The most important or central thought of a paragraph or larger section of text, which tells the reader what the text is about.
An article where the author argues that an iPhone is better than an Android phone.
Persuade, explain, or describe.
Informational or expository texts will always have a _______________.
What are the signal words for a sequence structure? What should you look for?
Signal words: first, second, third, then, next, before, after, finally, following, etc.
Look for: Steps or references to time such as date
What is credibility?
The quality of being trusted and believed in.
What is a primary source?
Immediate, first-hand accounts of a topic, from people who had a direct connection with it.
A poem about why the iPhone is the greatest consumer electronic device ever made.
Entertain, describe, or persuade.
What are the 5 types of author's purpose?
1. Describe
2. Inform
3. Entertain
4. Explain
5. Persuade
What are the signal words for a cause and effect structure? What should you look for?
Look for: A cause, not a solution.
What is editing?
To make changes, revise, rearrange, etc.
What is a secondary source?
Information that was created later by someone who did not experience first-hand or participate in the events or conditions you're researching.
A booklet containing the school rules and the consequences for violating those rules.
Inform.
What are the 2 types of diction? What does each one mean?
1. Connotation: Figurative or associated meaning
2. Denotation: Literal or dictionary meaning
What are the signal words for a problem and solution structure? What should you look for?
Signal words: problem, issue, since, as a result, solution, idea, so, leads to, causes, etc.
Look for: Problem first and then the solution.
What is a graphic feature?
Pictures and other images that accompany a piece of text to enhance its meaning for the reader.
What is text structure?
Refers to how the information within a written text is organized.
A medical report describing the effects of steroids on the human body.
Describe or inform.
What are the 2 types of tone? What is the meaning of each one? What is an example of where we would see them?
1. Subjective: Personal and biased; will use words to describe emotions. We see it in story telling and poetry.
2. Objective: Impartial and neutral; doesn't show any feelings. We see it in textbooks.
What are the signal words for a compare and contrast structure? What should you look for?
Signal words: similar, same, alike, both, as well as, unlike, as opposed to, on the other hand, in contrast, instead, etc.
Look for: How they are they same and how they are different.