Informational Text

How do captions help us understand pictures/photos?

• describe and explain the illustrations
• they tell the title
• tell the meaning

What is the purpose of a diagram?

• to show a picture
• to show the parts of something on an illustration
• to list facts

What is the purpose of a fact box?

• to tell the main idea of the heading
• to give additional information about the topic
• to explain the meaning of an important word

Why do informational texts have illustrations? 

• to help the reader visualize the text
• to make the pages look interesting
• so that the author can add his/her favorite drawings and photos

What genre is informational text?

• Fiction

• Non-Fiction

• Fantasy

• Fiction-Non

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Every morning, I wake up at about 7:00 AM. The first thing I do is make my bed and pick out the clothes I’m going to wear. Then, I brush my teeth and take a shower. After my shower, I dry my hair and get dressed.

• description

• compare & contrast

• order & sequence

• problem & solution