Features of Informational Texts

Features of Informational Texts

Open Ended

What do you think of when someone mentions features of informational texts?

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of a title?

• to give details

• to identify the main topic

• to teach someone something

• to provide a visual

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of headings?

• to tell the topic of a section

• to tell the main idea of the article

• to give directions

• to provide a visual representation

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of using images in a text?

• to give extra data

• to provide visuals for information

• to identify a main topic

Multiple Choice

What is the primary purpose of charts and graphs in informational texts?

• to identify the topic

• to make it more interesting

• to show the data or to elaborate on data

Open Ended

What is the title of this article?

Multiple Select

Should every article include a title?

• YES

• NO

Multiple Select

Does every article have to include all text features?

• YES

• NO

Multiple Choice

Why is it important to include more than one text feature?

• Makes it pretty

• Makes meaning clearer

• Because it's required

• Because it tells the reader what to do