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Texas Gateway: Informational Text: Synthesize Information in Charts and Graphs
In this lesson, you will learn how to understand the data found in charts and graphs, and at the end of the lesson, you will practice what you have learned.
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Texas Gateway: Analyze Shifts in Perspective in Informational & Persuasive Text
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson, you will read informational texts and identify varying perspectives in different arguments on the same topic. You will also analyze the reasoning and the...
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Texas Gateway: Differentiate Among Empirical, Anecdotal, and Logical Evidence
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] This lesson will help you distinguish among three kinds of evidence: logical, empirical, and anecdotal; and see how they are used to support conclusions and arguments in texts.
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Texas Gateway: Analyze Controlling Idea or Thesis, Purpose, and Textual Elements
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] This lesson focuses on how to locate the controlling idea and specific purpose in a text and analyze the roles they play in understanding what you read. You will analyze the...
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Texas Gateway: Informational Text: Analyze an Argument: Practice 1
When you read an argumentative essay or article, you should analyze the author's evidence. However, you can't analyze the evidence a writer gives in support of a position if you don't know the author's perspective.
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Texas Gateway: Informational Text: Analyze Graphical Sources: Practice 2
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson, you will learn how to evaluate the clarity and visual appeal of images and other graphic elements included in a reading text. Practice exercises are included.
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Texas Gateway: Evaluate a Text for Its Graphics and Visual Appeal
This lesson will teach you how to evaluate texts for the clarity of their graphics and for their visual appeal.
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Texas Gateway: Analyze How Author's Style and Syntax Support Meaning
In this lesson, we will discuss how an author's syntax reveals meaning and makes ideas stay with the reader. Practice exercises are included.