Informational Text

How do captions help us understand pictures/photos?

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

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TEKS.ELA.4.6C

TEKS.ELA.5.6C

TEKS.ELA.6.5C

TEKS.ELA.7.5C

TEKS.ELA.8.5C

What is the purpose of a diagram?

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

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TEKS.ELA.4.6C

TEKS.ELA.5.6C

TEKS.ELA.6.5C

TEKS.ELA.7.5C

TEKS.ELA.8.5C

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

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TEKS.ELA.3.6C

TEKS.ELA.4.6C

TEKS.ELA.5.6C

TEKS.ELA.6.5C

TEKS.ELA.7.5C

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

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TEKS.ELA.4.9D

TEKS.ELA.5.9D

TEKS.ELA.6.8D

TEKS.ELA.7.8D

TEKS.ELA.8.8D

What genre is informational text?

• Fiction

• Non-Fiction

• Fantasy

• Fiction-Non

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

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

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5