Purpose of text

1. What is the purpose of an informative text?

• a. To persuade you to buy something

• b. To describe how a scene might look in a novel.

• c. To provide clear facts about something

• d. To tell you how to do something

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

2. Is this text an informative text?

True or false?

• a. True

• b. False

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

How do you know it is an informative text? Can you identify any features?

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

3. What is the purpose of this text?

• Inform

• Describe

• Advise

• Persuade

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

What is it persuading you to do?

• Buy more plastic bags

• Buy fewer plastic bags

• To not pay for plastic bags

• To pay for plastic bags

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

How do you know it is a persuasive text? Can you name some features?

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

What is the purpose of this text?

• Inform

• Persuade

• Describe

• Explain

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

How do you know it is a descriptive text? Can you list some features?

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

What is the purpose of this text?

• Inform

• Instruct

• Persuade

• Entertain

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

How do you know it is an instructive text? Name some features.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.8.3