Mc Graw Hill: Part 2 Reading: Informational Text: Cause and Effect Text Structure

Learn how information in a text can be connected through compare and contrast, cause and effect, and sequence.

This article will help you evaluate informational text to determine whether an author's argument is supported by evidence or not. Click on Model to see a model with explanations and then click on Practice.

Compare the text structures in two nonfiction passages in this tutorial.

Learn about the difference between a firsthand and secondhand accounts in a text on this site.

Reasons and evidence are given by the author to support topics or ideas. In this resource, learn about finding reasons and evidence in a text. Includes downloadable worksheet.

Learn how to summarize a text based on the main idea and supporting details you found.

Learn how to summarize a section of a text with this site.

A reference article for students to learn about how to determine the main idea and supporting details from the text. Click on the Model for an example with explanation and then click on Practice for a practice exercise.

Learn how to use context clues to help you define precise vocabulary words that you may not know.

A reference page that shows you how to use context clues to figure out the meaning of unknown content words.