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