1. Informative Texts

2. What is an informational / informative text?
non-fiction (not fake)
gives information on a person, place, or topic

3. Central Idea / Main Idea
Ask yourself:
Who or what is this article about?
What are they doing?

4. What is the author trying to communicate with me? Why?
Author’s Purpose
What is the author trying to communicate with me?
Why?

5. Headings and Subheadings
Be sure to read these!
They can help you find answers as well understand the text as a whole.
You can even scan through the article to read the subheadings before reading the entire article to enhance your understanding of what the article is about before you read.

6. Diagrams and Features
These serve to enhance your understanding of what is being presented in the article.

7. These can be especially important for historical texts.
Dates and Places
These can be especially important for historical texts.
Just make a mental note of them as you read.

8. Knowing the structure may help you find the purpose.
Text Structures
Knowing the structure may help you find the purpose.

9. Types of Structures Description Problem and Solution
Compare and Contrast
Cause and Effect
Sequential (Steps)
Chronological (Time)

10. Testing Steps that I Like
Scan the questions. – Why?
Read the passage. – Why?
SEE / POE

11. Mnemonic that I Like – Write this Down
Search
Evaluate
Engage

12. Add This to “Search”
Search – Look back through the text for information that will help you.

13. Evaluate – Judge the answer choices. Use “POE.”
Add this to “Evaluate”
Evaluate – Judge the answer choices. Use “POE.”

14. Add This to “Engage”
Engage – Mark the BEST answer. Be sure to choose the one that most closely answers the question.

15. Endurance: Shakleton’s Incredible Voyage
The title is another important aspect of the text.
What does this title tell us?

16. Endurance: Shakleton’s Incredible Voyage
Testing Steps:
Scan the questions.
Read the passage. (Make it fun.)
SEE / POE

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