Informational Text Worksheet

Date: (必须填)  Article Title: （必须填）

1. GIST Summary Practice

Step 1: Key Details

Topic (What is the article mainly about?)
→ A people name Edison who created phonograph.

Purpose (Why was the article written? To explain, describe, compare, etc.)
→ describe and explain how the phonograph was created and what it use for.

Key Idea (What is the most important point or discovery?)
→ he created the phonograph and have many use for it.

Evidence (What facts or examples support this key idea?)
→ “for example, the phonograph allow soldiers to make music off the war with them.

Conclusion/Impact (What is the result, effect, or takeaway?)
→ useful, be easy to carry.

Step 2: First Draft Summary (25 words or fewer)

Write a short summary that captures the main idea of the article:

Thomas Edison, a phonograph maker. It helps many people to carry it easily and have help thesoldiers to cheer up when its war.

Step 3: Cut It Down (20 words or fewer)

Now make it even shorter. Keep only the most important ideas.

Thomas Edison, a phonograph maker who let music to play on phonograph, it makes people easy to carry it.

Step 4: Final GIST Statement

Write your final “GIST” (the big idea in 20 words or fewer):

Thomas Edison, a phonograph maker, who let music to play on it, and this make people easy to carry.

2. Article Structure Practice

Identify the Text Structure

Which organizational pattern best fits this article? Circle one:

o Cause and Effect

o Problem and Solution

o Chronological Order

o Description

o Compare and Contrast

Find Supporting Evidence

Give two details from the text that show this structure:

• Detail 1: In 1877, he created a machine with two needle……

• Detail 2：The phonograph allow soldiers to take music off to war with them.