Historical, Scientific, and Technical Text
ELACC4RI3: Explain events, procedures, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text, including what happened and why, based on specific information in the text
Historical text tells readers about important people, places, events, and dates from the past. Readers learn what happened and why it happened.
Historical text is informational text
Historical text is read to gain knowledge
Historical text is informational text
Historical text is read to gain knowledge
Scientific text is informational text. It includes many facts, ideas, concepts, and procedures. Scientific text is read to gain knowledge in a particular area of science.
Technical text is read for the purpose of learning more about a subject or understand how to complete a task. Technical text is a type of informational text that explains the steps for how to do something. When you read technical text, pay attention to the information that tells you what you need and what steps to take.