Informational Reading Session 2 Informational Reading Session 2

Informational Reading Session 2

Informational Reading: Session 2 Teaching Points § Informational text readers know informational texts span a range of genres and have multiple purposes (i. e. , to inform and entertain, to offer help or advice, to persuade, to involve, to entertain). § Genre is a category of artistic composition, as in music or literature, characterized by similarities in form, style, or subject matter. § This knowledge enables them to identify and summarize the central idea.

Informational Reading: Session 2 Questions to Consider Think about this questions as we complete Session 2 1. How do the text features of informational texts help the reader to understand the author's purpose?

I Show you… § Examine the handout “Understanding the Multiple Purposes of Nonfiction. ” § Look at the article and think aloud as we skim it to discover the genre of the article. § What do we see in the article that lets us know its genre? § Skim the article to determine purpose. How did you know the article serves that purpose? What clues about the author’s purpose are present? § Based on knowledge of genre and purpose, summarize the article to state the central idea

You Show Me… § Read 4 -5 articles and Complete the Understanding the Multiple Purposes of Nonfiction Chart. § Classify each article by genre and purpose and briefly summarize the central idea using the “Understanding the Multiple Purposes of Nonfiction” chart.

Show a Partner and Discuss… § Select two of your completed articles. § Review the classification decisions made by answering the following questions: 1. How did you determine the genre of each article? 2. How did you determine the purpose of each article? 3. How did identifying the genre and purpose help you to identify and summarize the author’s central idea?

On Your Own… § Select two articles with different purposes according to your chart. § In your readers’/writers’ notebook, write a summary of the central ideas of the texts. § Then analyze and write the author’s decisions on genre and purpose to express his/her central ideas. § Finally, list possible reasons for the author’s decisions.