READING INFORMATIONAL TEXTS Flashcards
rhetoric
language chosen for its particular effect
Authors Purpose through PIEED
Persuade, Inform, Explain, Entertain, Describe
Text structure
how its made up ex: sequence, cause-and-effect, problem solution, compare & contrast
Thesis
explicit main idea
deductive reasoning
argument begins with a general statement or premise that is proven
inductive reasoning
facts are gathered and conclusion are drawn from these facts
logical fallacy
error in logic
slippery slope
argument is based on the assumption if one thing occurs another thing is bound to follow
Hasty Generalization
overgeneralizing due to assumptions or prior experience
Cirucular argument
argument that goes in circles bc simply restating argument with no new evidence
Red herring
adding in distracting information to take away from the main point of the argument
false analogy
misleading analogy
no sequitur
introduction of an argument that does not logically flow preceding arguments
False dillema
argument constructed as if end all be all only two optionsn ex: bement bf and the office
rhetorical appeals (3)
ethos, pathos logios
students should identify expert opinions and testimonials
true
Technical languge
dealing with a particular field of study language
Nontechnical
doesnt take any specialized knowledge
Developing reading comprenshion: previewing
identfying general subject matter before reading (author, publish date, etc)
Developing reading comprenshion: setting a purpose
setting up hypotheticals and reasons for why reading about to read is important
Developing reading comprenshion: prediction
asking what is going to happen next
Metacognition
readers reflect on what they are thinking as they read
Fix-up or Fix-it-up strategies
slowing down reading pace, rereading section, context clues, illustrations
Annotating
marking the text thoughtfully
Developing reading comprenshion:
VISA annotations
annotation on : Vocab, make Inferences, helpful Summaries, brief analyses
Developing reading comprenshion:
Questioning
asking student questions (literal and inferential (not so direct), and evaluative)
Developing reading comprenshion:
Summarization
summarizning parts of story
Developing reading comprenshion:
Nonfiction instructional strategies
brainstorm web, abc brainstorm (alphabet), free brainstorm
text coding
in annotation x= exciting moment or.
? =question aboutm this
split page / cornell method
notetaking type
quantitative measures of selecting texts
anything for which a number can be accounted for ex: word frequency, Lexile measures, Flesh-Kincaid Grade level, Gunning fog index, SMOG index
reader measures
measure of reading abulity
Multimodal elements important and are what lexile can’t measure
true