Information Across Texts

Informational text -

• is a made up story

• entertains the reader

• provides the reader with information and facts

• tries to persuade the reader to believe in something or do something

What genre is informational text?

• Fiction

• Non-Fiction

• Fantasy

• Fiction-Non

What type of text structure shows how two or more things are alike and different?

• Chronological

• Compare/Contrast

• Cause and Effect

• Problem and Solution

What is the author's purpose for informational text?

• to explain

• to inform

• to teach

• all of the above

When comparing two non-fiction texts about the same topic, what is the first thing you should identify?

• The length of each text

• The main idea of each text

• The number of pictures in each text

• The publication date of each text

a nonfiction text whose purpose is to provide information about or explain a topic

• informational text

• literary text

• fiction

• non-fiction

What is the primary purpose of an informational text?

• To entertain the reader

• To provide information and facts

• To persuade the reader

• To describe a fictional story

Which of the following is a characteristic of informational texts?

• They are always fictional

• They include factual information

• They are written in first person

• They contain dialogue

When analyzing two informational texts on the same topic, what should you compare first?

• The writing style

• The main ideas

• The number of pages

• The author's background

What type of text is designed to inform the reader about a specific topic?

• Narrative text

• Informational text

• Poetry

• Drama