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INFORMATIONAL TEXT:

INFORMATIONAL TEXT:. Writing the Objective Summary. What is informational text?. It is non-fiction writing, meaning it is based in reality. It includes biographies, memoirs, newspaper articles, magazine articles, etc.

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INFORMATIONAL TEXT:

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  1. INFORMATIONAL TEXT: Writing the Objective Summary

  2. What is informational text? • It is non-fiction writing, meaning it is based in reality. • It includes biographies, memoirs, newspaper articles, magazine articles, etc. • It is the basis for the Common Core Curriculum and the central writing of the benchmark exams and the PARCC exam that you will take to graduate.

  3. What should I look for when I read informational text? • Title • Main points • Sub-headings • Experts and statistics • Reasons and logic • Structure • Patterns/motifs

  4. What are the steps to write about informational text? • STEP 1: Read article, highlighting or underlining only one or two phrases or clauses per paragraph. • STEP 2: Write a summary based on your recognition of patters, structure and meaning of the article—try to cover only major points. Instead of relying on quotes, use paraphrasing instead. • STEP 3: Check to make sure you have answered the following: What? Who? Where? When? How? Why?

  5. What should I look for when I read informational text? • Title: “Candy Crush Saga: The Science Behind Our Addiction” • Main points: “first game ever to be no.1” • Sub-headings: “It makes you wait” • Experts and statistics: “Tommy Palm, one of the games designers” • Reasons and logic: “You always want what you can’t have” • Structure: “What the King team did to get us hooked” • Patterns/motifs: “candy”, “rewards”, “distraction”

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