OSAT English 107
Informative Text can be define as? - answer Text that educates the reader about a
specific topic.
You can find Informative texts here? - answer Newspapers, textbooks, reference
materials, and research papers.
An Informative Texts is what type of literature? – answer Non Fiction
What are considered aids in informative text? - answer Written cues, graphics,
illustrations, and organizational structure are aids in this type of text.
What are some written cues found in literature? - answer Table of context
The Index
Appendix
Found in informative tests to help readers find information - answer Bold Words
Italics
Numbers/Bullets
Headings/Subheadings
Labels
Name the 8 types of informative texts? - answerBiographies
Technical books
Literary Non Fiction
Picture Book
Memoirs
Essays
Autobiographies
Poetry
Expository Writing is what type of writing? - answerType of informative writing that
contains written cues
What are Procedural Texts? - answerType of informative writing that gives a step by
step guide for the reader
Persuasive Texts are what form of writing? - answerType of informative writing that
Persuades the reader through data analysis. The author produces claims, makes
arguments, and hopes the reader will be he is right in the end.
,Literary Nonfiction is considered what type of writing? - answerType of informative
writing
Reading essay tips? - answerRead the title
Look for important areas and mark them.
Underline important points
Read to comprehend
Colon - answerThe phrase preceding this MUST be a complete sentence that stands
alone.
One of the most common ways these are used in writing is to signify the start of a list or
sequence of things in a sentence.
They can also emphasis a single word or phrase at the end of a sentence
After the fierce battle, the warrior was known by all as one thing: a hero.
Example:The doctor reached a diagnosis: the patient had a lethal virus.
semicolon - answerPunctuation is used to separate sentences, phrases, or words to
further clarify a piece of writing.
is used most commonly to join two independent clauses without using a coordinating
conjunction.
Can be used with conjective adverbs: also, however, moreover
Lie means? - answerTo lay down
lay means? - answerto make something lie down or to sit
Misplaced Modifier - answerReally means misplaced adverb
Tips for reading essays - answerRead the title
Mark important areas of the text to help define the essay.
Read the meaning of the text.
Find some background information on the writer
Read to comprehend
What is a Narrative - answerA story
Must have a plot, characters,
What is a Topic - answerthe word or phrase that everything in a text refers back to.
What is a Main Idea - answerTopic +. about the Topic =
,Expressed in sentences.
Effective Paragraphs - answerFocus on one main idea as the subject.
Structural patterns - answerNarration
Description
Definition
Example
Illustration
Division
Classification
Comparison
Contrast
Analogy
Cause
Effect
Process
Coherence - answerThe details in the paragraph fit together so that the readers can
clearly understand the main point, and its parts flow well.
Transitions in writing - answerIt's a mark of good writing
Transitional Words and Phrases Indicating Time - answerAfterward
Immediately
Earlier
Meanwhile
Recently
Lately
Now
Since
Soon
When
Then
Until
Before
Sequence - answerToo
First
Second
Further
Moreover
Also
Again
Next
Still
, Too
Besides
Finally
Comparison - answerSimilarity
In the same way
likewise
Also
Again
Once More
Contrast - answerBut
Although
Despite
However
Instead
Nevertheless
On one hand
Examples - answerFor Example
For Instance
Such As
To Illustrate
Indeed
In Fact
Cause and Effect - answerBecause
Consequently
Thus
Therefore
Then
To this end
Since
So
As a result
Place - answerNear
Far
Here
There
To the left
Next To
Introduction - answerserves three main purposes: It engages your audience, it gives
context for your arguments, and it presents a thesis statement
Informative Text can be define as? - answer Text that educates the reader about a
specific topic.
You can find Informative texts here? - answer Newspapers, textbooks, reference
materials, and research papers.
An Informative Texts is what type of literature? – answer Non Fiction
What are considered aids in informative text? - answer Written cues, graphics,
illustrations, and organizational structure are aids in this type of text.
What are some written cues found in literature? - answer Table of context
The Index
Appendix
Found in informative tests to help readers find information - answer Bold Words
Italics
Numbers/Bullets
Headings/Subheadings
Labels
Name the 8 types of informative texts? - answerBiographies
Technical books
Literary Non Fiction
Picture Book
Memoirs
Essays
Autobiographies
Poetry
Expository Writing is what type of writing? - answerType of informative writing that
contains written cues
What are Procedural Texts? - answerType of informative writing that gives a step by
step guide for the reader
Persuasive Texts are what form of writing? - answerType of informative writing that
Persuades the reader through data analysis. The author produces claims, makes
arguments, and hopes the reader will be he is right in the end.
,Literary Nonfiction is considered what type of writing? - answerType of informative
writing
Reading essay tips? - answerRead the title
Look for important areas and mark them.
Underline important points
Read to comprehend
Colon - answerThe phrase preceding this MUST be a complete sentence that stands
alone.
One of the most common ways these are used in writing is to signify the start of a list or
sequence of things in a sentence.
They can also emphasis a single word or phrase at the end of a sentence
After the fierce battle, the warrior was known by all as one thing: a hero.
Example:The doctor reached a diagnosis: the patient had a lethal virus.
semicolon - answerPunctuation is used to separate sentences, phrases, or words to
further clarify a piece of writing.
is used most commonly to join two independent clauses without using a coordinating
conjunction.
Can be used with conjective adverbs: also, however, moreover
Lie means? - answerTo lay down
lay means? - answerto make something lie down or to sit
Misplaced Modifier - answerReally means misplaced adverb
Tips for reading essays - answerRead the title
Mark important areas of the text to help define the essay.
Read the meaning of the text.
Find some background information on the writer
Read to comprehend
What is a Narrative - answerA story
Must have a plot, characters,
What is a Topic - answerthe word or phrase that everything in a text refers back to.
What is a Main Idea - answerTopic +. about the Topic =
,Expressed in sentences.
Effective Paragraphs - answerFocus on one main idea as the subject.
Structural patterns - answerNarration
Description
Definition
Example
Illustration
Division
Classification
Comparison
Contrast
Analogy
Cause
Effect
Process
Coherence - answerThe details in the paragraph fit together so that the readers can
clearly understand the main point, and its parts flow well.
Transitions in writing - answerIt's a mark of good writing
Transitional Words and Phrases Indicating Time - answerAfterward
Immediately
Earlier
Meanwhile
Recently
Lately
Now
Since
Soon
When
Then
Until
Before
Sequence - answerToo
First
Second
Further
Moreover
Also
Again
Next
Still
, Too
Besides
Finally
Comparison - answerSimilarity
In the same way
likewise
Also
Again
Once More
Contrast - answerBut
Although
Despite
However
Instead
Nevertheless
On one hand
Examples - answerFor Example
For Instance
Such As
To Illustrate
Indeed
In Fact
Cause and Effect - answerBecause
Consequently
Thus
Therefore
Then
To this end
Since
So
As a result
Place - answerNear
Far
Here
There
To the left
Next To
Introduction - answerserves three main purposes: It engages your audience, it gives
context for your arguments, and it presents a thesis statement
