Informational Text
What is the purpose of informational text?
To reveal information about our physical and social worlds/To inform
What are some signal words for the Cause and Effect text structure? Name two (bonus points if you can name all four)
because, as a result, therefore, consequently
(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
How do facts differ from opinions?
Facts = accurate, backed by evidence
Opinions = personal views/beliefs, unsubstantiated
Why is it important to identify the speaker?
Identifying the speaker can help you understand a poem’s meaning.
A _________under a picture might help the reader to understand the importance of a photograph.
What is a caption?
What are some signal words for the Chronological (time) Order text structure? Name two (bonus points if you can name all four)
before, after, prior to, years later
What is the main purpose of persuasive writing?
To persuade: express an opinion and sway others to agree
Iphone is the best phone company out there.
What is an opinion?
You usually need to make inferences, or logical guesses based on clues in the poem, to do this.
How do you figure out the speaker’s characteristics,?
An informational text that is printed daily or weekly with news and current events.
What is a newspaper?
What are some signal words for the Compare and Contrast text structure? Name two (bonus points if you can name all four)
both, unlike, the same as, on the other hand
Persuasive writing conveys the author's opinions/biases. True or False?
True
This is normally added to the BEGINNING of a word to change the meaning.
What is a prefix?
gender, age, background, situation, experience--These are all clues about the speaker's what?
What are clues about the speaker's characteristics?
When an author is presenting what two items have in common.
What is compare and contrast?
What are some signal words for the Problem/Solution text structure? Name two (bonus points if you can name all four)
drawback, answer, issue, resolution
A story using made up characters involving possible events in life.
What is Realistic Fiction?
Uses information from the story to figure out what a word means.
What is context clues?
A poem used to express a strong feeling or emotion.
What is the definition of Lyric poetry?
There are 4 categories for informational text structures. Name and describe two of them. (Extra points if you can name and describe all four.)
- Cause and Effect: connects events that happen (effects) with why they happen (causes)
- Chronological (time) Order: uses numbers or chronological order to give data/information
- Compare/Contrast: events/objects = alike or different
- Problem/Solution: presents a problem and offers solutions
The main point of the story or what the story is about? ex. main idea
What is central idea?
A fictional story that takes place in a particular time period in the past, but the characters are from the author's imagination.
What is Historical Fiction?
A prefix for the word "not"
"un-" "mis-" "non-"
This normally gives you facts and examples to prove your answer is correct.
What is evidence?