Text Features

The purpose of informative text or expository text is to ___ readers about a topic.

• Mislead

• Correct

• Inform

• Persuade

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

Informative text includes more specific ____, often addressed in separate paragraphs.

• Subtopics

• Headings

• Graphs

• Index

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

They make the words stand out as new and/or important.

• Glossary

• Supporting Details

• Table of Contents

• Bold Words

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

They help a reader to better understand a picture or photograph.

• Index

• Timeline

• Captions

• Compare/Contrast

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

The author lists one or more causes and the effects of those causes.

• Charts

• Description

• Cause/Effect

• Supporting Details

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

They show information in a visual way so that it is more easily understood by the readers

• Charts

• Table of Contents

• Hyperlinks

• Order/Sequence

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

The author explains how two or more things are the same or how they are different.

• Topic sentence

• Main idea

• Compare/contrast

• Graphs

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

The author explains an idea, topic, person, or place.

• Maps

• Description

• Problem/solution

• Index

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

They show the parts of something in the form of a drawing.

• Captions

• Diagrams

• Bold Words

• Index

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

It tells what new or important words mean.

• Glossary

• Captions

• Diagrams

• Bold words

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5