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INFORMATIONAL TEXT
INFORMATIONAL TEXT ACADEMIC VOCABULARY
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| italics | a style of printing with the LETTERS SLANTED to the right |
| diagram | a SKETCH or DRAWING to EXPLAIN how something works |
| central idea | the IDEA that is OF GREATEST IMPORTANCE in the text |
| informational | a type of nonfiction that GIVES INFORMATION about the natural or social world |
| text structure | the way authors ORGANIZE INFORMATION in text |
| compare | identifying ideas that are SIMILAR in the text |
| contrast | identifying ideas that are DIFFERENT in the text |
| article | a written piece FOUND IN A NEWSPAPER or MAGAZINE |
| main idea | what the text is MOSTLY ABOUT |
| section | a PART of something written |
| selection | the ENTIRE TEXT |
| organize | to ARRANGE in a particular way |