INFORMATIONAL TEXT

REVIEW What major genre would informational

text fall under?

AUTHOR’S PURPOSE FOR

WRITING To convey information

READER’S PURPOSE

FOR READING Because my teacher said so!!! NO!!!

To gain information … YES!!!

WHEN YOU OPEN A TEXTBOOK TO READ FOR INFORMATION, WHAT DO YOU DO?

Previewing – any questions, review any questions

at the end of the chapter/section – read first so you know what the focus of the chapter

Previewing vocab, questions Preview a chapterTell me what the chapter is aboutTell me some of the vocab words

WHEN YOU OPEN A TEXTBOOK TO READ FOR INFORMATION, WHAT DO YOU DO?

Read the chapter

WHEN YOU OPEN A TEXTBOOK TO READ FOR INFORMATION, WHAT DO YOU DO? Summarize

Whether on paper or in your own mind, summarize what you’ve readCan you answer the questions?

Go over it again - reviewSummarize on paper

WHEN YOU OPEN A TEXTBOOK TO READ FOR INFORMATION, WHAT DO YOU DO?

ReviewDo you understand what you have read?

Do you need to go back and reread a part, all, etc?

YOUR TURN … Can you list the steps of how to read an informational text?•Preview•Question•Summarize•Review

CHARACTERISTICS OF INFORMATIONAL TEXT

Features – headings, subheadings, realistic photos with labels and captions

Navigational tools – indexes, table of contents

Various graphical devices – tables, charts, diagrams

WOULD THE FOLLOWING BE

INFORMATIONAL TEXT?

Posters Pamphlets

WHAT TYPES OF BOOKS WOULD BE

CONSIDERED INFORMATIONAL

TEXT? Textbooks Encyclopedias Dictionaries “how-to” books Field guides “all about” books

DON’T FORGET ABOUT THESE

…. Books Magazines Pamphlets Newspapers Posters Web sites

ORGANIZATIONAL

STRUCTURE Chronological … SS … history

Logical order … think about science / math books

Topical … religion … art … building/architecture

HOW DOES ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE HELP

THE READER? Which book would you use if I said find info on …PyramidsA WWII battleDogs A mathematician

ACTIVITY … Choose a topic

Example … car or panda bear Write a short intro as if you were writing a story

about that topic Now, with the same topic, write a piece of

informational text about the topic Discuss

What was your purpose?What was the reader’s purpose? … why would

readers read one v. the other?What did you do different?

Heading Subheading Pictures with captions Etc

THE END!

QUIZ TIME!

1. What are the four steps of being an active reader?2. What is the author’s purpose of writing a piece of

informational text?3. What is the reader’s purpose for reading a piece of

informational text?4. What is involved in previewing a chapter?5. When do you ask questions about the chapter?6. List 3 examples of informational text.7. List 2 examples of literature that would not be

informational text. 8. What genre would informational text fall under?9. Give 3 characteristics of a piece of informational

text.10.List 1 type of organizational structure of

informational text.

NOTE TO ME … TALK TO LA TEACHER Practice outlining and webbing Practice what we learned about how to read an

informational text Use SS text for practice –

write down characteristics of informational text Author’s purpose Reader’s purpose Steps

Preview the chapter (write down a couple of questions) Questions (write down questions you have WHILE you are

reading) Summarize Review

Choose a chapter you have some interest in and outline the chapter.