Literary Skill | Informational Text Elements
Do
Do Now
Now
What
What are
are the
the elements
elements of
of informational
informational texts?
texts?
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Literary Skill | Informational Text Elements
What
What Is
Is Informational
Informational Text?
Text?
Nonfiction
Nonfiction writing
writing that
that presents
presents facts,
facts, explanations,
explanations, or
or instructions
instructions
Common
Common examples:
examples: textbooks,
textbooks, articles,
articles, reports,
reports, manuals
manuals
Purpose:
Purpose: To
To inform
inform or
or explain,
explain, not
not entertain
entertain
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Literary Skill | Informational Text Elements
Key
Key Elements Elements Overview
Overview
Informational
Informational texts texts often
often include:
include:
-- Headings
Headings & & Subheadings
Subheadings
-- Bold/Italicized
Bold/Italicized Text
Text
-- Captions
Captions & & Diagrams
Diagrams
-- Charts
Charts && Graphs
Graphs
-- Glossary
Glossary && Index
Index
-- Topic
Topic Sentences
Sentences
-- Supporting
Supporting Details
Details
-- Transitions
Transitions
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Literary Skill | Informational Text Elements
Headings
Headings & & Subheadings
Subheadings
-- Organize
Organize content
content into
into sections
sections
-- Help
Help readers
readers locate
locate information
information quickly
quickly
Example:
Example: “Causes
“Causes of
of Climate
Climate Change”
Change” as
as a
a heading
heading
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Literary Skill | Informational Text Elements
Bold
Bold & & Italicized
Italicized Text
Text
-- Highlight
Highlight important
important terms
terms or
or concepts
concepts
-- Often
Often used
used for
for vocabulary
vocabulary or
or emphasis
emphasis
Example:
Example: “Photosynthesis
“Photosynthesis is
is the
the process
process by
by which
which plants
plants make
make
food.”
food.”
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Literary Skill | Informational Text Elements
Captions
Captions & & Diagrams
Diagrams
-- Explain
Explain visuals
visuals like
like photos,
photos, maps,
maps, or
or illustrations
illustrations
-- Provide
Provide extra
extra context
context or
or detail
detail
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Literary Skill | Informational Text Elements
Charts
Charts & & Graphs
Graphs
-- Present
Present data
data visually
visually
-- Help
Help readers
readers understand
understand trends,
trends, comparisons,
comparisons, or
or statistics
statistics
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Literary Skill | Informational Text Elements
Glossary
Glossary & & Index
Index
-- Glossary:
Glossary: Defines
Defines key
key terms
terms (usually
(usually at
at the
the end
end of
of the
the book)
book)
-- Index:
Index: Lists
Lists topics
topics alphabetically
alphabetically with
with page
page numbers
numbers
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Literary Skill | Informational Text Elements
Topic
Topic Sentences
Sentences && Supporting
Supporting Details
Details
-- Topic
Topic sentence
sentence introduces
introduces the
the main
main idea
idea of
of a
a paragraph
paragraph
-- Supporting
Supporting details
details explain
explain or
or prove
prove the
the idea
idea
Example:
Example: “Recycling
“Recycling helps
helps reduce
reduce pollution.”
pollution.” → → followed
followed by
by facts
facts
and
and examples
examples
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Literary Skill | Informational Text Elements
Transitions
Transitions
-- Words
Words or
or phrases
phrases that
that connect
connect ideas
ideas
-- Help
Help the
the text
text flow
flow smoothly
smoothly
-- Examples:
Examples: however,
however, inin addition,
addition, as
as a
a result
result
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Literary Skill | Informational Text Elements
Why
Why These
These Elements
Elements Matter
Matter
-- Make
Make texts
texts easier
easier to
to navigate
navigate
-- Help
Help readers
readers understand
understand and
and retain
retain information
information
-- Support
Support comprehension
comprehension andand critical
critical thinking
thinking
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Literary Skill | Informational Text Elements
Review
Review Activity
Activity
Task:
Task: Match
Match each
each element
element to
to its
its definition
definition or
or example
example
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Literary Skill | Informational Text Elements
Exit
Exit Ticket
Ticket
What
What isis one
one informational
informational text
text element
element you
you used
used today
today while
while
reading?
reading?
How
How did
did it
it help
help you
you understand
understand the
the text
text better?
better?