Literary Text vs. Informational Text

Good readers read every type of text the same way.

• True

• False

• Both

Has a plot that is made up of an exposition, inciting incident, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.

• Literary Text

• Informational Text

• Both

Its text is structured using one of the following structure types: cause/effect, problem/solution, sequence, description, compare/contrast, etc.

• Literary Text

• Informational Text

• Both

This type of text has characters and dialogue.

• Literary Text

• Informational Text

• Both

This type of text uses facts, statistics, and examples to support claims.

• Literary Text

• Informational Text

• Both

Examples include: short stories, plays, poetry, novels, and personal narratives.

• Literary Text

• Informational Text

• Both

Examples include: textbooks, essays, reference books, and articles.

• Literary Text

• Informational Text

• Both

Can be written using sentence and paragraph form.

• Literary Text

• Informational Text

• Both

Can include text features such as pictures, maps, and other types of illustrations.

• Literary Text

• Informational Text

• Both

Author's purpose is to entertain.

• Literary Text

• Informational Text

• Both