Informational Text

Informational text-

• is made up

• provides the reader with facts to teach them about a topic

• entertains the audience

• is written like a story

True or False: Informational text is nonfiction, true, and teaches us facts?

What is the author's purpose for informational text?

• to explain

• to inform

• to teach

• all of the above

A map is an example of a text feature.

• True

• False

A subtitle is a text feature that tells the main idea of a paragraph.

• True

• False

Are I Survived books an example of fiction or nonfiction?

Informational text

• is real information.

• informs the reader about many topics.

• teaches new information.

• all of the above

Nonfiction text is written by an expert who shares ______ about the topic.

• Opinions

• Facts

Why do authors include text features in nonfiction text?

• To make it easier to read

• To organize the information

• To have more words in their report

• Because they're supposed to

What is MAIN IDEA ?

• the author's purpose for writing the text

• what the story is mostly about

• the moral or lesson of the text

• the supporting details of the text