Details
Theme & Summary
Ideas in Informational Texts
100

These kind of details are not directly stated. The reader must infer, or read between the lines to gather details.

What are implicit details?

100

The central idea, topic, or underlying message that runs throughout a work, representing the deeper meaning or commentary the author wants to convey beyond just the plot or characters; it's essentially what the story is "about" on a deeper level.

What is theme?

100

A step-by-step explanation of how to do something.

What is a procedure?

200

The process of using details from the text to point out something not in the text. 

What is making an inference?

200

The sequence of events that unfold in a story, where each event is causally connected to the next, creating a chain of actions that build towards a climax and ultimately resolve in the end.

What is plot?

200

Specific details, quotes, or examples extracted from a text that are used to support an argument or interpretation about the work, essentially acting as proof to back up a claim made about the story, characters, or themes within a text.

What is evidence?

300

These kind of details are directly stated in the text.

What are explicit details?

300

These types of details do not belong in a summary.

What are unnecessary details?

400

A specific piece of information or descriptive element that contributes to the overall understanding of a character, setting, or event, allowing the reader to vividly imagine the scene and deepen their connection to the story through precise and focused descriptions

What is a detail?

400

The central topic or main idea that the story, poem, or essay is focused on; it's the "what" the author is exploring, which can be a concept like love, loss, war, or social injustice, as opposed to the "how" they explore it (which is considered the theme)

What is subject?

500

A concise retelling of the main points and key ideas of a longer text, using one's own words to capture the essential plot, characters, and themes without including unnecessary details.

What is a summary?

500
The important pieces of information that support the theme of a text.

What are key details?