Informational Texts

What genre is an informational text?

• fiction

• non-fiction

• science fiction

• primary source

Which 3 are examples of informational texts?

• newspaper article

• travel blog post

• short story

• a gardening magazine article

• a Greek myth

Select any examples of an author’s purpose.

• persuade/convince

• inform

• entertain

• express their feelings/ideas/experiences

• Describe

If someone wrote an article about how to meditate and why you should try it, what would we say is the author’s two-part purpose?

• describe & entertain

• explain & express

• describe & express

• explain & persuade

If someone wrote a personal story for a magazine about their funny, wild, adventures in Brazil, what is most likely the author’s main purpose?

• persuade

• describe

• entertain

• express

Another name for the Controlling Idea or a text is…

• topic sentence

• main idea

• hook

• evidence

All the following are examples of the 5 organizational patterns author's use EXCEPT -

• cause and effect

• problem and solution

• exposition to resolution

• compare and contrast

• chronological order

Informational texts may include fictional characters.

• True

• False

Informational Texts have a very organized structure.

• True

• False

The rain barrel was about 40” tall and could hold more than fifty gallons of water. It was reddish-brown in color, similar to the color of adobe. The top was sloped into a narrow opening and a spigot protruded near the bottom where a hose could be attached.

• inform
• describe
• entertain
• explain