Informational Text

Glossary

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

Index

A list of important words or topics in the back of the book that includes page numbers of where you can find information

Diagram

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

Summary

A retelling of the most important parts of what was read. (Main idea, details) (Someone, wanted, but, so, then)

Context Clues

A strategy in which the reader looks at the words around an unfamiliar word to find clues to its meaning.

Heading

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

Synonym

A word that means the same as another word

Evidence

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

Second Hand Account

The retelling of an event by someone who did not actually witness the event

Text Structure

This is how text is organized. There are five different types: chronology, cause and effect, problem/ solution, description, compare and contrast

Text Features

This is how text or what you are reading is organized. Text Features are used to help you understand what you read. For example, heading, bold print, caption, etc.

Table of Contents

This shows the reader what the chapters are and what page to find them on. It helps the reader find information faster.

Chronology

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

Restatement

a statement that sums up an idea or says it again

Opinion

a viewpoint, what someone thinks or believes to be true

Antonym

a word that means the opposite or different than another word

Caption

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

Second Hand Account

event that is not witnessed or seen directly. Can be researched. Example: encyclopedia entries, textbooks, biographies

Example

evidence to support an idea

Details

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

Timeline

graph that shows changes or events over time

Label

one part of a diagram

Argument

set of reasons that someone gives to persuade others, or an exchange of different views

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, or happened. Could 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

Definition

the meaning of a word, can be found in a dictionary

Cite

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

Claim

to say something is true without providing proof or evidence

Main Idea

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

First Hand Account

when a person directly observes or sees something that happened. Personal experience Example: diary, autobiography, letters

Description

words used to describe a topic using the senses like how something looks, feels, tastes, sounds, or smells