Transcript Unit 8 Text Analysis Workshop

Unit 8 Text Analysis
Workshop
Reading Informational Text
Part 1: Text Features
1. Text features can help readers find and
evaluate information quickly.
2. Examples of text features include:
O A title that reveals the topic of the article
O Subheadings that highlight what each section of the
article is about.
O A sidebar that provides more information.
O A bulleted list that presents information in an easyto-read fashion.
Part 1: Text Features
B. Use the chart to help you remember how
text features in an article can organize info
Features
Examples
Gives information about
Subheadings
Hot Dogs in
Europe
• European origin of hot dogs
• What the paragraph or section will
discuss
Sidebar
Hot Dog
Specialties
• Regional differences in hot dogs
• Describes info not given in the article
itself
Bulleted List
Regional
• Regional varieties of hot dogs are
Varieties of Hot
described
Dogs
• Details described in an easy-to-read
format
Part 2: Main Idea and
Supporting Details
1. The topic of a work of nonfiction is what the
text is about. It is usually expressed in couple
of words.
2. The main idea is the most important
statement about a topic that the writer wants
to convey.
3. The topic sentence is a statement of the main
idea of a paragraph or section of a text.
Part 2: Main Idea and
Supporting Details
4. Supporting details include facts, examples,
sensory details, incidents, and stats
5. The function of supporting details is to
back up or support the main idea.
6. A main idea might be stated directly or
implied.
Part 2: Main Idea and
Supporting Details
4. Taking notes can help readers remember
main ideas.
5. Ways to take notes include formal outlines,
bulleted lists, graphic organizers
6. When readers take notes, they should
determine what info is most important and
then restate it on their own.
Close Read, p. 889
1. Preview the title and subheadings. What
information do you think the article will provide?
The article will be about the Great
Chicago Fire of 1871- how it started,
how it was handled, and how it
affected the city.
Close Read, p. 889
2-4. Outline
I. Chicago in 1871 was a “recipe for disaster” for a
number of reasons
A. Buildings were made of wood
B. Hay and straw filled every barn
C. People used candles and oil lamps
D. The weather was dry
E. The fire department was overworked and
underequipped.
Close Read, p. 889
II. Human error made a bad situation even worse.
A. The person who first spotted the fire
misidentified its source and location.
B. Firefighters wasted time going to the wrong
location.
C. The firefighters’ equipment was no match for
the blaze when they finally reached the
scene.
Close Read, p. 889
III. The fire blazed out of control
A. There was a deafening roar caused by
explosions, falling buildings, and cries for help.
B. The fire destroyed the city’s waterworks
C. Forces from other cities arrived too late
IV. The fire had damaging consequences for the city and
its people in the aftermath.
A. 300 people died
B. Thousands of buildings were destroyed.