Informational Text

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Glossary

A list of words with definitions, found at the back of a book

Diagram

A picture that shows parts of something (labeled). For example, parts of a flower

Heading

A title of a page, chapter, or section of a text.

Consumer documents

Informative texts, such as warranties, contracts and instruction manuals

Evidence

Supporting sentences, pictures, or words from a text that backs up or proves what you are saying

Sidebar

Text set off from the main body of text in a text box that provides additional information for the reader.

Text Structure

This is how text is organized. The different types are: chronological order/sequence, cause and effect, problem/ solution, description, compare and contrast

Text Features

This is how text is organized; these are used to help you understand what you read. For example, heading, bold print, caption, etc.

Chronological

Time order. First, next, last. 1, 2, 3; also known as sequence

Database

a collection of organized data that allows access, retrieval, and use of data

Periodical

a publication that is published at fixed intervals

Italics

a text feature in which text that is slanted to the right

Opinion

a viewpoint, what someone thinks or believes to be true

Index

an alphabetical listing in the back of a book of names and topics along with page numbers where they are discussed

Caption

describes or tells about a picture, usually next to or underneath a picture

Details

facts that support a main idea, or give more information about the main idea

Timeline

graph that shows changes or events over time

Table of contents

located in the front and tells you units, chapters, headings, and page numbers

Public documents

nonfiction materials such as land deeds and legal documents available to the public

Label

one part of a diagram

Scholarly Journals

periodicals that feature essays and studies by experts, scholars, and researchers who are qualified to conduct research in their own fields

Quantitative Research

research that collects and reports data primarily in numerical form

Compare and Contrast

shows how ideas or topics are similar (alike) and/ or different. (why, cause, because, therefore, as a result)

Cause and Effect

shows why something happens (cause) and what happens (effect) Example: The rain caused flooding.

Fact

something that is true or has occurred; can be proven.

Problem and Solution

text structure that shows a problem and how the problem is solved

Informational Text

text that gives the reader information using facts, and usually real life pictures

Cite

to quote, or provide support by using an author's words and giving them credit for those words

Claim

to state or assert something is true, without evidence or proof

Description

topic, idea, person, place, or thing described by listing characteristics or examples

Main Idea

what the text (passage, book, or paragraph) is mostly about


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