Identify informational purpose
Find the stated aim and the action the writer asks of a reader, if any. Name the matching purpose.
About 20 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 1Explanations, Arguments and Information Displays
Apply identify informational purpose, distinguish claim, reason and evidence, interpret a display’s organization, explain a qualifying word using supplied texts and original responses.
Before you begin
- Identify nonfiction purpose and a factual supporting detail.
Choose by skill rather than age alone. Read with an adult when useful, revisit a lesson, or explore another grade.
Follow the lesson sequence
Distinguish claim, reason and evidence
Use the supplied argument context and classify the sentence’s role. Explain how it connects to the position.
About 20 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 2Interpret a display’s organization
Identify the relation readers need to see. Use that relation to choose the display, then include required labels.
About 20 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 3Explain a qualifying word
Read the exact expression and say which part of the claim it narrows. Preserve that limit in a summary.
About 20 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 4Review and transfer
After the lessons, try 4 new review cases and a practical task. Each answer has an explanation and a link back to the related lesson.
Open the unit reviewGuest answers are temporary. Keep your own paper or document; this unit does not certify completion or record a school grade.
Topic references
- Common Core State Standards ELA topic references; not certified alignment: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.6.4 — Explanations, Arguments and Information Displays
- Common Core State Standards ELA topic references; not certified alignment: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.6.5 — Explanations, Arguments and Information Displays
- Common Core State Standards ELA topic references; not certified alignment: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.6.6 — Explanations, Arguments and Information Displays
These references informed the topic selection. They do not certify complete standards alignment.