Informational Texts

These are some examples of informational texts:

• Newspaper

• Magazine Articles

• Short Stories

• Encyclopedias

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.2

These are some informational text features:

• Bold or italicize important information

• Include a sidebar with additional information

• Include a plot diagram

• Include visual representations

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.5

Informational Texts are a subgenre of nonfiction.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Informational Texts should tell a story to the reader.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Informational texts can be found in:

• Instruction Manuals

• Magazines

• Dictionaries

• Songs

Informational texts may include fictional characters.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Informational Texts have a very organized structure.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

This category of informational text provides evidence with the intent of influencing the reader:

• Literary nonfiction

• Expository texts

• Argumentative texts

• Instructional

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CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.W.7.1A