Informational Writing Lesson

Informational Writing Signal Words

​Informational writing sticks to the facts, and is meant to explain something to the reader.

​What's informational writing?

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of informational writing?

• To Inform

• To Persuade

• To Entertain

• To Cry

Descriptive are adjectives that tells you how someone or something looks and sounds.

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What does it mean to be descriptive?

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of descriptive writing?

• To persuade the reader
• To entertain the reader
• To provide a detailed explanation

• To provide a brief summary of a subject

A sequence is An example of a sequence in information text would be a Biography because it is a Written Text about the chronological events of a persons life or events in their life that affected that person as a whole.

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​What is a Sequence in Informational Text?

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of a sequence?

• To provide a series of numbers or characters in a specific order
• To calculate the sum of a series of numbers
• To sort a list of items in alphabetical order
• To find the maximum value in a series of numbers

A problem is a issue the character faces in the text and the solution is what they do to solve the problem.

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​Problem and solution.

Multiple Choice

What is an example of problem and solution?

• A cat stuck in a tree and a firefighter rescuing it
• A dog chasing its tail
• A bird flying in the sky
• A fish swimming in the ocean

The definition of this "One or more things happening in a result of something"
So lets say for an example "You flip a light switch, The light turns on" The cause is flipping the switch, then the effect is light turning on.

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​What is cause and effect?

Multiple Choice

What is an example of cause and effect?

• A cat chasing its tail
• Not studying and failing a test

• A dog barking at the moon
• A bird singing in the morning

When you are comparing and contrasting 2 things, you are analyzing the differences and similarities between the things, and explaining what makes them different.

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What does it mean to Compare and Contrast?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the best example of compare and contrast?

• Describing the characteristics of a cat
• Explaining the process of photosynthesis
• Comparing the similarities and differences between dogs and cats
• Listing the ingredients of a cake