INFORMATION TEXT FEATURES & AUTHOR' PURPOSE

INFORMATION TEXT FEATURES

&

AUTHOR' PURPOSE

Informational text is NOT...

• nonfiction

  historical

  read in order

• real

  true

  educational

• opinion

  false

  fake

  fiction

• verifiable

  provable

  facts

Tags

TEKS.ELA.5.9D

TEKS.ELA.6.8D

TEKS.ELA.7.8D

TEKS.ELA.8.8D

TEKS.ELA.RI.5

INFORMATION TEXT FEATURES

&

AUTHOR' PURPOSE

Informational text is written to do what...

• educate

• entertain

• share opinions

• be creative

Tags

TEKS.ELA.6.8D

TEKS.ELA.7.8D

TEKS.ELA.8.8D

TEKS.ELA.RI.6C

TEKS.ELA.RI.9E

Match the following

• names the

  text story

• Text Box

• names more

  specifically

  the story

• Subtitle

• Emphasizes

  important ideas

  like vocabulary

• Title

• explains an illustration or

  picture

• Picture

• provides evidence with a

  photograph

• Caption

Tags

TEKS.ELA.6.5C

TEKS.ELA.7.5C

TEKS.ELA.8.5C

TEKS.ELA.E3.8C

TEKS.ELA.E4.4C

Match the following

• calls attention

  to word that

  need defining

• Bold Text

• collection of ideas in a way

  to understand

  together

• Illustration

• locates important

  information on

  one side

• Italics

• hand drawing

• Graph

• emphasizes

  text or dialog

• Sidebar

Tags

TEKS.ELA.5.6C

TEKS.ELA.6.5C

TEKS.ELA.7.5C

TEKS.ELA.8.5C

TEKS.ELA.E4.8C

Open the picture in this question and Identify each informational text FEATURE.

• Illustration

• B

• Text Box

• D

• Title

• C

• Subtitle

• A

Tags

TEKS.ELA.6.8D

TEKS.ELA.7.8D

TEKS.ELA.8.8D

TEKS.ELA.E2.4H

TEKS.ELA.E4.4H

Open the picture in this question and Identify each informational text FEATURE.

• Parenthesis

  Capitalized

  Emphasis Text

• E

• Caption

• F

• Internet Link

• G

Tags

TEKS.ELA.6.8D

TEKS.ELA.7.8D

TEKS.ELA.8.8D

TEKS.ELA.E3.4H

TEKS.ELA.RI.9C

AUTHOR'S PURPOSE

The author of this informational text wrote this story to.....

• discuss the similarities and differences

  between frogs

• explain the

  text features

  used

• entertain the

  reader with

  a funny frog

  story

• make the reader

  laugh at the

  jokes

Tags

TEKS.ELA.6.8D

TEKS.ELA.7.8D

TEKS.ELA.8.8D

TEKS.ELA.E3.11F

TEKS.ELA.E4.11F

AUTHOR'S PURPOSE

The author used illustration features in this story why?

• to fill the page

  and write a

  shorter

  story

• he entertain

  readers who like

  images of

  animals

• help the reader

  visualize the

  differences between the

  pictures

• to distract readers

  and

  help them think

Tags

TEKS.ELA.6.5C

TEKS.ELA.7.5C

TEKS.ELA.8.5C

TEKS.ELA.E1.8C

TEKS.ELA.E4.4C

AUTHOR'S PURPOSE

The author used CAPITAL LETTERS

because...

• the caps lock

  was on

• it was not important to read that information

• it was part of bad dialogue

• it draws attention to the the information

Tags

TEKS.ELA.6.9A

TEKS.ELA.6.9B

TEKS.ELA.7.9A

TEKS.ELA.7.9B

TEKS.ELA.8.9A

Match the following informational text pattern questions.

• above paragraphs

• Sidebar

• below the story title

• Graphs

• bottom section of the story page

• Captions

• left or right side of stories

• Heading

• below pictures or illustrations

• Subtitle

Tags

TEKS.ELA.6.8D

TEKS.ELA.7.8D

TEKS.ELA.8.8D

TEKS.ELA.E1.4H

TEKS.ELA.ISE.2D