Key Ideas and Details Informational Text
scientific text
a piece of text that explains how or why something happens
technical texts
a piece of writing that tells how to make or do something
cause-and-effect relationships
a relationship between things or events, in which one thing - the cause - brings about something else - the effect
idea
a thought, an opinion, or a belief that exists in the mind about what something is like or should be
key detail
an important fact, example, or other piece of information in a text that helps explain a main idea
historical text
an informational piece of writing that tells about people, events, and ideas from the past
details
facts, examples, and other pieces of information directly stated in a text
main idea
something important that an author wants readers to understand about a topic
topic
the general subject of a text
relationship
the way in which two or more people, events, or things are connected
interaction
the way people or things affect each other
summarize
to briefly retell in your own words the most important ideas, events, and details in a text
support
to help explain, or provide evidence for, a main idea in a text
