Unraveling Informational Text

Unraveling Informational Text

Learning Objective

At the end of the lesson you will be able to analyze grade-level informational text in order to determine the author's purpose.

What do you already know about analyzing informational text?

Understanding Informational Text

Exploring the concept of informational text and its various forms including printed word, video clips, blogs, and multimedia.

Exploring Author's Purpose

Analyzing the author's purpose in informational text to understand the intention behind the content.

Evidence Gathering

Developing skills in evidence gathering and determining the relevance of the evidence in informational text.

Multimedia Analysis

Evaluating video clips, blogs, and other multimedia forms of informational text to determine meaning and author’s purpose.

Making Inferences

Developing the skill of making inferences from informational text to understand underlying messages.

Citing Evidence

Understanding the importance of citing evidence in informational text to support interpretations and claims.

Comparing and Contrasting

Comparing and contrasting different forms of informational text to understand their unique attributes.

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.