Writing to Inform Informative Texts Informative texts give

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Writing to Inform

Writing to Inform

Informative Texts • Informative texts give you information about something. • To inform means

Informative Texts • Informative texts give you information about something. • To inform means to give facts to another person. Newspapers

You feel ill and go to see a doctor. Which of the following is

You feel ill and go to see a doctor. Which of the following is informing, explaining or describing? • Describing - telling the doctor how you feel. • Informing - the doctor gives you the facts. • Explaining - the doctor explains what a cold is and tells you more about it.

1)Make sure language is clear, factual and impersonal. 2)Break up the writing with diagrams

1)Make sure language is clear, factual and impersonal. 2)Break up the writing with diagrams and subheadings.

When reading a information text you should remember the 5 W’s • Who is

When reading a information text you should remember the 5 W’s • Who is it from/to/about? • What is it about? • Where is it about? • When was it written/did the event take place? • Why is it being written? • How are you meant to react?

• • Facts Clear Who What Where When How G M A D

• • Facts Clear Who What Where When How G M A D A A B S T A H W C P F Y Y B H O W M R T M X H W H K O R Y C P M F J O P L J N S T G N D O O T L D L E P N G E Z S B G R F N H J C Q G R R S P H A S W W G L G E E V E E C P W D Z E E N J H F Y T K L F I H O A M O W U S C O R M L F I R H J Q W O H U W I

• As a class decide on the 5 W’s in this news report.

• As a class decide on the 5 W’s in this news report.

Task • Make notes using informative writing on the video clip you are about

Task • Make notes using informative writing on the video clip you are about to see. • You must use the 5 W’s!

Task In pairs/groups, you have 5 minutes to cut out an image from the

Task In pairs/groups, you have 5 minutes to cut out an image from the newspaper. Pick an image that is: • Interesting • Strange • Funny

Make sure you use the 5 W’s ! And

Make sure you use the 5 W’s ! And

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