Informative Texts
Unit Essential Question:
Key Learning:
LEQ 1: What makes the sentence the basic unit of human thought?
Vocabulary: independent clause, dependent clause
LEQ 2: How do I write a proper CSET?
Vocabulary: claim, support, evidence, tie-up
LEQ 3: How do authors use text features to help deliver information to their readers?
Vocabulary: side bar, footnote, end note, graphic aid, table, caption
LEQ 4: How do I answer a LEQ?
LEQ 5:What choices to authors make in order to organize their information to best meet the needs of their readers?
Vocabulary: cause/effect, sequence, compare/contrast, introduction, body, conclusion
LEQ 6:How does the author of an informational text control word choice to meet the needs of their readers?
Vocabulary: mood, tone, figurative language, simile, metaphor, personification, audience
LEQ 7: How can a reader differentiate between an informational text and a persuasive text?
Unit Essential Question:
Key Learning:
LEQ 1: What makes the sentence the basic unit of human thought?
Vocabulary: independent clause, dependent clause
LEQ 2: How do I write a proper CSET?
Vocabulary: claim, support, evidence, tie-up
LEQ 3: How do authors use text features to help deliver information to their readers?
Vocabulary: side bar, footnote, end note, graphic aid, table, caption
LEQ 4: How do I answer a LEQ?
LEQ 5:What choices to authors make in order to organize their information to best meet the needs of their readers?
Vocabulary: cause/effect, sequence, compare/contrast, introduction, body, conclusion
LEQ 6:How does the author of an informational text control word choice to meet the needs of their readers?
Vocabulary: mood, tone, figurative language, simile, metaphor, personification, audience
LEQ 7: How can a reader differentiate between an informational text and a persuasive text?