Author's Purpose and Informational Text

Which nonfiction text feature gives the reader more information about a picture, chart, or diagram?

• Table of contents

• Captions

• Title

• Subheadings

What is the purpose of headings and subtitles?

• They help the reader find the main idea of a specific section of the text, making it easier to navigate.

• They describe a picture, diagram, or graph on the page to help the reader better understand it.

• They identify important vocabulary words and provide definitions for them in alphabetical order.

• They provide the reader with a visual to connect with the words and make for better understanding.

How do authors of informational texts make important information stand out?

• They make all of their writing different colors.

• They use bold, italicized, and underlined words and phrases.

• They change the spellings of important words.

• They eat chicken with their friends and family.

What is the purpose of the table of contents?

• To give the reader a visual to go along with the information provided in the text.

• To show the reader where to find specific chapters and/or sections of the text.

• To provide definitions of key words that can be found throughout the text.

• To give the reader more information about a picture shown in the text.

The FASTEST way to find out what a nonfiction text is about would be to look at the...

• Captions

• Glossary

• Graphs

• Title

Which of the following are examples of informational texts?

• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

• A book about polar bears

• A YouTube video about why birds lay eggs

• The Diary of a Wimpy Kid

An informational text is...

• written facts about real people, places, and ideas

• made-up fairy tales

• sending a text to someone

• a written story that is fictional

An author's purpose is...

• how the author goes through the writing process

• a belief held by the author's that they are the best

• the reason why they wrote something

• the reasonable doubt needed in a trial

An author's point of view in an informational text...

• is the pictures they show in their text

• belongs only to the author

• the reason for wanting to quit writing

• is their attitude and viewpoint about their topic

Some authors try to persuade their readers, so they are...

• writing to convince the reader of their point of view

• telling a fictional story

• writing for enjoyment

• writing to earn money