Information Text Features

INFORMATION TEXT FEATURES

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AUTHOR' PURPOSE

Informational text is NOT...

• nonfiction

  historical

  read in order

• real

  true

  educational

• opinion

  false

  fake

  fiction

• verifiable

  provable

  facts

INFORMATION TEXT FEATURES

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AUTHOR' PURPOSE

Informational text is written to do what...

• educate

• entertain

• share opinions

• be creative

Match the following

• Emphasizes

  important ideas

  like vocabulary

• Title

• names the

  text story

• Subtitle

• explains an illustration or

  picture

• Picture

• names more

  specifically

  the story

• Caption

• provides evidence with a

  photograph

• Text Box

Open the picture in this question and Identify each informational text FEATURE.

• Subtitle

• B

• Text Box

• D

• Title

• C

• Illustration

• A

What is the purpose of including "text features" in an informational text? Check all that apply.

• Text features are included to help the reader better comprehend what the text is about.

• Text features are included to help the reader better visualize what the text is about.

• Text features are included to add color to a text.

In the science passage that he's reading, Doug sees a picture of a plant with different parts labeled. Doug is looking at a:

• caption

• vocabulary word

• diagram

• table

Match the following informational text pattern questions.

• below pictures or illustrations

• Sidebar

• below the story title

• Graphs

• left or right side of stories

• Captions

• above paragraphs

• Subtitle

• bottom section of the story page

• Heading

If you want to find information about a specific topic in a book, which feature would you use?

• Table of contents

• Index

• Glossary

• Preface

How can headings help you understand a text better?

• They provide detailed explanations

• They highlight important sections and topics

• They list all the references

• They show the author's credentials

You are reading a book about animals and want to find information about lions quickly. Which text feature would be most efficient to use?

• Glossary

• Index

• Table of contents

• Bibliography