Understanding Informational Text Elements

The video tutorial introduces students to the elements of informational or factual texts. It begins with a warm-up activity involving scrambled words to identify glossary, diagram, and newspaper. The lesson then explains what informational texts are, providing examples like newspapers and biographies. Key elements such as headings, key vocabulary, diagrams, glossary, and captions are discussed in detail. The video concludes with exercises to identify these elements and a recap of the lesson.

What is an alphabetical list of terms or words related to a specific subject called?

• Table of Contents

• Index

• Bibliography

• Glossary

Which element is used to show the reader different parts of a subject with labels?

• Map

• Chart

• Graph

• Diagram

What is a publication that contains news and current events called?

• Blog

• Magazine

• Journal

• Newspaper

Informational texts are primarily what type of texts?

• Poetry

• Fiction

• Drama

• Non-fiction

Which of the following is NOT an example of where informational texts can be found?

• Newspapers

• Biographies

• Novels

• Almanacs

What do headings and sub-headings help the author do?

• Add color to the text

• Sort information into groups

• Confuse the reader

• Make the text longer

What are key vocabulary words often shown as in a text?

• Colored

• Italicized

• Underlined

• Bold

What is the purpose of a glossary in an informational text?

• To entertain the reader

• To list references

• To define key vocabulary

• To provide a summary

What is a caption?

• A title of a book

• A chapter heading

• A word under a picture explaining it

• A type of diagram

Which element helps the reader see information visually?

• Diagram

• Table of Contents

• Index

• Glossary