Informational Text Genre Review

What is the purpose of an informational text?

• To explain to the reader how to do something

• To convince the reader to agree with author's opinion

• To inform the reader about a topic

• To show the reader steps

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

True or False

An informational text includes text features

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

What does the map show?

• Texas

• Louisiana

• Florida

• California

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RL.2.7

CCSS.RL.3.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

What text feature is shown in the picture?

• Table of contents

• Glossary

• Photograph

• Subheading

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

True or False

The purpose of an illustration in a text is to show the reader a visual example of what is written in a selection

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

What is the purpose of a subheading?

• It looks pretty

• It is the title of the selection

• It tells the reader what information can be found in that paragraph

• It tells the topic of the entire selection

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

What is central or main idea?

• The lesson of a text

• The topic of the text

• 1-2 words about the text

• The most important idea from the text

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

True or False

An informational text does NOT include facts

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5