Informational Text Introduction ELA Informational Text Objective Today

Informational Text Introduction

ELA Informational Text Objective Today we will……. identify and determine different aspects of informational text to help evaluate and analyze different text.

Articles- appear in newspapers, magazines, encyclopedias, and online. Nonfiction-is factual writing about real people, places, events, ideas, and things. Informational text- it informs readers about the world ● ● ● ● Biography- tells the true story of a person’s life Autobiography- tells the true story in 1 st person point of view Essay- shares the author’s outlook or point of view Speech- presents a topic orally Textbook- gives factual information about a topic Letter/Journal/Diary -gives a personal account of events Interview -shares a person’s experiences, ideas, and opinions

Author’s Purpose Authors usually have more than one purpose for writing such as: explain, describe, persuade, or inform. P- persuade With informational texts the main purpose is to inform, however writers may also describe something or try to entertain as they are explaining the topic. E-explain I- inform E- entertain D- describe

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Text Structures Structure Description Transitional Words Chronological/Sequential/ Step by Step presents detail in time order; Before, during, after, next, may include dates, times, or then, finally, until, later, first, numbered steps second, third, while, last Compare and Contrast explains how two or more people, things, ideas, or events are similar and different Compare: also, same as, like, similarly, in the same way; Contrast: however, but, in contrast, yet, unlike Problem and Solution states a problem and presents one or more solutions Question, answer, problem, solution, if/then, because

Text Structures Structure Description Transitional Words Cause and Effect tells what happened (effect) and why it happened (cause) Because, then, as a result, therefore, thus, on account of, hence, this led to Question and Answer poses a question and then explores the answer Who, what, where, when, why, the question is, the answer Spatial/Description organizes information in relation to the space it occupies Right, left, on top of, over, under, north, east, south, west

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Text and Graphic Features Text/Graphic Feature Description Heading or Subheading Tells readers what a section of text is about. It can help readers locate information quickly. Bulleted List Quickly highlights key facts or summarizes a lot of information. Each bulleted item tells about one new idea. Sidebar A seperate block of text that relates to the main article. I

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