Reading and Writing for Information

Reading and Writing for InformationMagazine ArticlesNewspaper ArticlesInternet Articles

Text Features – all the stuff around the text that help you understand the text. Titles Subtitles Pictures Photographs Captions Maps and map keys Graphs and charts Side bars Headlines / Bylines / Datelines Fonts

TitlesThe name of an article.

Research Finding information about a certain

topic. Research can include, reading books, magazines, newspapers, internet searches, conducting interviews…

Pictures and Photographs Drawings and Photos within an article to

accentuate what is being said in the article.

Captions The words that are written under a

photograph or picture that explains it.

Maps and Map Keys Drawings of places, roads, and

directions. A list of symbols that help you

understand the information on the map such as distance…

Graphs and Charts Pictures that help describe information.

Side BarsA box that show additional information about the article’s topic.

Headlines, Bylines, and Datelines Headlines – A short, attention-getting

title in a newspaper. Byline – the name of the reporter who

wrote the article. Dateline – Where the article takes place Folio – Each page in a newspaper.

Fonts Styles and sizes of type.

PlagiarismPresenting someone else’s work as your own.

Main Idea and Supporting DetailsMain idea – the central or most important idea in writing.

Supporting details – Details which help support the main idea in writing.

SourceWho or what presented the information for an article.

Subtitles / SubheadingsThe titles that divide up the smaller sections within an article – Large type words that introduce sections of a work.

Primary and Secondary SourcesPrimary Sources – First hand

witness or source (diaries, letters, record books, audio tapes of speeches…)

Secondary Sources – a second-hand witness / hear-say. (biography, newspaper articles, …)

Trading Card Talkby: Jay Johnson page 48* Read the article and notice all TEXT FEATURES carefully.

Trading Card Talk 1. In what magazine does this article

appear?

2. Does this article have a subtitle? If so, what is it?

3. Does the article change font at any time? Explain.

Trading Card Talk 4. Explain a side bar in this article.

5. List the subheadings in this article and tell why they exist.

6. Describe on photograph or picture in this article.

Trading Card Talk 7. Are there any maps, graphs, or

charts in this article? Explain.

8. List one of the captions in this article.

9. What is a headline? 10. What is a byline? 11. What is a dateline?

Peers Talk It Outpages 340-342 1. What kind of article is this?

2. Summarize paragraphs 1 – 3.

3. What is the byline?

4. List the caption in this article.

Peers Talk It Out 5. In what newspaper does this article

appear?

6. Are there subheadings or subtitles in this article?

7. What is the main idea of this article?

Peers Talk It Out 8. List three supporting details in this

article.

9. Paraphrase the last 2 paragraphs of this article.