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Informational Text

List of words to know dealing with Informational Text

TermDefinition
Compare This is a method of relating how two or more elements or texts are SIMILAR.
Contrast This is a method of relating how two or more elements or texts are DIFFERENT.
Counter Argument This is an argument that makes an opposing point to another argument. It expresses the view of a person who disagrees with your position.
Denotation The literal definition of a word is also called its ______.
Inference This is reading between the lines. It is taking something that you read and putting it together with something that you already know to make sense of what you read. You make an _____.
Informational Text This is a type of real-world writing that presents material that is necessary or valuable to the reader.
Cite This is to quote as an authority or as an example: to mention as support, illustration, or proof.
Irrelevant These do not support the main idea of a paragraph. They do not focus on the main idea and may mislead or confuse the reader. They are called ____.
Relevant When something closely relates to a subject it is called ____ to the subject.
Supporting To strengthen your ideas and opinions with examples, facts, or details is to add _____ details.
Main Idea This is the most important idea of a reading passage or presentation.
Supporting Evidence These are the facts or details that back up a main idea, theme, or thesis.
Thesis Statement This is the the main idea of an essay, usually expressed as a generalization that is supported with concrete evidence.
Topic Sentence This is a one-sentence summary of a paragraph\'s main point.
Transition These are words, phrases or sentences that link segments of writing.
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