4th Reading D.A. Informational Text

Informational text is...

• Nonfiction, real facts and details on a topic.

• Fiction, a sequence of events that make up a plot.

What are text features?

• Events in a story

• The genre of a text.

• Added information to enhance a text.

• Paragraphs

Why do author's include text features in a text?

• To make it look nice.

• To make it longer to read.

• To add pictures.

• To add more detail to the text for better understanding.

Why are photographs important to add to a text?

• To give the reader a visual of information presented in the text.

• To give the reader a change of text.

• To give the reader a break of reading.

What is the purpose of a subheading?

• To add bolded words about the text.

• To add a title to the text.

• To add different sections in the text about the topic.

• To break up the text into chunks.

In order to make a REASONABLE inference, the reader MUST...

• remember the story to make an inference.

• RE-read the story to answer the inference.

• use text evidence to support their inference.

Captions are located..

• At the beginning of the text.

• At the end of the text.

• In a table.

• Under pictures.

Titles help the reader..

• identify what information is in the text or section.

• give bolded words.

• add text to the information for the read.

• answer questions.

What are examples of text features?

• Main ideas and details.

• Inferences

• Titles, headings, captions, pictures.

• Summary and structures.

What is a conclusion?

• The beginning of a story or text?

• The end of a story or text?