Understanding Informational Text

Biology Article Reviews2015-16

Biology Article Reviews Understanding Informational Text

Things written outside of the classroom help us to make connections to what we learn from a textbook and a teacher in the classroom.

Reading and writing - outside of the classroom- help us to build a better vocabulary and an understanding of Science - helping us to become better readers and writers.

Writers, write differently in all subject areas

Ex. Scientific writing is different than fictional writing; Historians write differently than religious scholars

Writing to entertain and inform is different than writing

to educate, inform and persuade

Informational Text – Each term…

• You will read an article from an assigned source

• You will create a bibliography citation for the source you read

• Write about the source in a specific way

• Make school and personal connections to what you have read

• The topics will be different each term

• The writing will focus on what you are doing in English class

• Your grade will reflect on how well you improve from one assignment to the next

Informational Text = Why do authors write?

• To present facts and new information about a subject (Science / Biology).

• To make connections with authors who present the most important facts and information to what will be learned in class.

• To help us understand main ideas and things that are new and relevant in a particular topic/subject impacting our lives.

Each source we read has:• Author• “Title of Article”• Name of Source• Date of Source• Page Number(s) (web

address)

Magazine, Newspapers, Journals, Websites

Informational Text- Main Idea

Informational Text – Main Idea

Informational Text Quote

• To repeat (a passage, phrase, etc.) from a book, magazine, speech, or the like, as by way of authority, illustration, etc.

• To use a brief excerpt from: • To cite, offer, or bring forward as evidence or

support related to a main idea. • To enclose (important words, phrases,

sentences) within quotation marks.

Informational Text Vocabulary

New topic related vocabulary is always presented in a variety of ways within informational text. We cannot ignore new vocabulary and we need to understand what it means and how it is used in writing. Vocabulary is:• Words that make up a language• Unique words that relate to a particular

subject – Science / Biology

Informational Text Personal Connections

Articles from magazines, newspapers, journals and websites provide an opportunity to make classroom and real-world connections. These topics and main ideas allow us• To personalize our learning• To better understand and appreciate how a

subject could impact our personal lives• To use pictures and images to learn more about

a topic

Informational Text from…

Magazines are• Print, accessed in a

database or are web-based• Published weekly, monthly,

and sometimes quarterly• Informing readers of unique

ideas and concepts• Written at a general level

for many to learn from and understand unique content

Newspapers are

• Print, accessed in a database or are web-based

• Published daily• Informing readers of

important information related to general current events and topics

• Written at a basic reading level for everyone to easily learn and understand

Informational Text from…

Journals are• Print, accessed in a database

or are web-based• Published monthly, and

quarterly• Informing readers of specific,

more advanced ideas and concepts

• Written at a scholarly level for students and researchers to learn more in-depth ideas and concepts

Websites are• Only web-based• Published continuously• Informing readers of basic,

general, specific and complex ideas and concepts

• Written at a basic, general and advanced level for everyone to learn from and understand basic and complex ideas and concepts

Informational Text Bibliography Citation

A bibliography citation contains information which identifies the origins of the source and is usually located at the top / bottom of a source. Citations include:

• Author of the article• “Title of the article.”• Title of the source• Date the source was published• Page number(s) or URL where article can be found MLA Format:Smith, Jerry. “Biology Article Review.” Science News 25 September 2014: 52-55.

Informational Text Writing Components

Before turning in any assignment, pay attention to:• Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling! • Complete Sentences.• Making connections to what the author wrote

and how it impacts you – Focus on questions you might have; Is there something you need to investigate further……..

• Did you ask for help from Mr. Hollein• Is your name on the assignment?

Final SlideGo To: NearPod http://www.nearpod.com/You can also download the APPCode:Name: First LastAlternate Name – Period # BiologyComplete Quiz – Click Send on each slide to record your answer in order to receive credit