Be an
Informational
Text
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Third Grade Common Core Correlation
RI 3.1 Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as
the basis for the answers.
RI 3.2 Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main
idea.
RI 3.3 Describe the relationship between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or
steps in technical procedures in a text, using language that pertains to time, sequence, and cause/effect.
RI 3.4 Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text
relevant to a grade 3 topic or subject area.
RI 3.5 Use text features and search tools (e.g., key words, sidebars, hyperlinks) to locate information
relevant to a given topic efficiently.
RI 3.6 Distinguish their own point of view from that of the author of a text.
RI 3.7 Integration of Knowledge and Ideas Use information gained from illustrations (e.g., maps,
photographs) and the words in a text to demonstrate understanding of the text (e.g., where, when, why,
and how key events occur).
RI 3.8 Describe the logical connection between particular sentences and paragraphs in a text (e.g.,
comparison, cause/effect, first/second/third in a sequence).
RI 3.9 Compare and contrast the most important points and key details presented in two texts on the
same topic.
RI 3.10 By the end of the year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies,
science, and technical texts, at the high end of the grades 2–3 text complexity band independently and
proficiently.
Second Grade Common Core Correlation
RI 2.1 Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate
understanding of key details in a text.
RI 2.2 Identify the main topic of a multiparagraph text as well as the focus of specific paragraphs within
the text.
RI 2.3 Describe the connection between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps
in technical procedures in a text.
RI 2.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 2 topic or subject area.
RI 2.5 Know and use various text features (e.g., captions, bold print, subheadings, glossaries, indexes,
electronic menus, icons) to locate key facts or information in a text efficiently.
RI 2.6 Identify the main purpose of a text, including what the author wants to answer, explain, or
describe.
RI 2.7 Explain how specific images (e.g., a diagram showing how a machine works) contribute to and
clarify a text.
RI 2.8 Describe how reasons support specific points the author makes in a text.
RI 2.9 Compare and contrast the most important points presented by two texts on the same topic.
RI 2.10 By the end of year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies,
science, and technical texts, in the grades 2–3 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as
needed at the high end of the range.
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Use an informational text you
have read to complete these
tasks. Record the answers on
this sheet.
Author
Title
Author’s Purpose:
Main Idea of Text
Detail to
Detail to
Detail to
Main Idea
Main Idea
Main Idea
Support
pg.
Support
pg.
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Detail to
Support
Main Idea
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Sidebar
(List pg.
Key Words
(List pg.
Hyperlinks
(List pg.
Maps
(List pg.
numbers.)
numbers.)
numbers.)
numbers.)
Photos
Captions
Bold Print
Sidebar
(List pg.
(List pg.
(List pg.
(List pg.
numbers.)
numbers.)
numbers.)
numbers.)
Are there any text features in
your selection? Look for the
ones listed here. If there are
others, add them. What
information do you learn from
these features? Give that
information, along with the
page numbers.
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Subheading
Glossary
numbers.)
numbers.)
Electronic
Diagram
(List pg.
Menu
(List pg.
numbers.)
(List pg.
Index
(List pg.
numbers.)
Icon
(List pg.
numbers.)
(List pg.
numbers.)
How did the text features clarify the
text? Would you have understood the
information as well if the author did
not include them?
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What are the important
words or phrases in the text?
List them. Include your own
definition and the page from
the text where you first
found the word or phrase.
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Who?
What?
Where?
When?
Why?
How?
What questions can you ask to
help you understand the
text? Who? What? Where?
When? Why? How? Write your
questions and the answers.
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Author’s Point of
View
How does the
author’s point
of view
compare to
your point of
view? Are
they the same
or different?
My Point of View
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Can you identify a cause and
effect in the text? Complete
the diagram to organize your
thoughts.
Cause or Causes
Effect
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Can you identify a process or sequence
of events in the text? Create a
diagram to organize your thoughts.
Make a timeline, flow chart, or other
graphic organizer. Use words that show
sequence.
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FInd another informational
text on the same topic.
Compare and contrast the
important points of each text.
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