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Informational text. Review . What major genre would informational text fall under?. Author’s purpose for writing. To convey information. Reader’s purpose for reading. Because my teacher said so!!! NO!!! To gain information … YES!!!.

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  1. Informational text

  2. Review What major genre would informational text fall under?

  3. Author’s purpose for writing • To convey information

  4. Reader’s purpose for reading • Because my teacher said so!!! NO!!! • To gain information … YES!!!

  5. When you open a textbook to read for information, what do you do? • Previewing – • any questions, review any questions at the end of the chapter/section – read first so you know what the focus of the chapter • Previewing vocab, questions • Preview a chapter • Tell me what the chapter is about • Tell me some of the vocab words

  6. When you open a textbook to read for information, what do you do? • Read the chapter

  7. When you open a textbook to read for information, what do you do? • Summarize • Whether on paper or in your own mind, summarize what you’ve read • Can you answer the questions? • Go over it again - review • Summarize on paper

  8. When you open a textbook to read for information, what do you do? • Review • Do you understand what you have read? • Do you need to go back and reread a part, all, etc?

  9. Your turn … • Can you list the steps of how to read an informational text? • Preview • Question • Summarize • Review

  10. Characteristics of informational text • Features – headings, subheadings, realistic photos with labels and captions • Navigational tools – indexes, table of contents • Various graphical devices – tables, charts, diagrams

  11. Would the following be informational text? • Posters • Pamphlets

  12. What types of books would be considered informational text? • Textbooks • Encyclopedias • Dictionaries • “how-to” books • Field guides • “all about” books

  13. Don’t forget about these …. • Books • Magazines • Pamphlets • Newspapers • Posters • Web sites

  14. Organizational structure • Chronological … SS … history • Logical order … think about science books … math books • Topical … Time for Kids … “how to” books … “all about” books

  15. Activity … • Choose a topic • Example … car or panda bear • Write a short intro as if you were writing a story about that topic • Now, with the same topic, write a piece of informational text about the topic • Discuss • What was your purpose? • What was the reader’s purpose? … why would readers read one v. the other? • What did you do different? • Heading • Subheading • Pictures with captions • Etc

  16. The end!

  17. Quiz time!

  18. What are the four steps of being an active reader? What is the author’s purpose of writing a piece of informational text? What is the reader’s purpose for reading a piece of informational text? What is involved in previewing a chapter? When do you ask questions about the chapter? List 3 examples of informational text. List 2 examples of literature that would not be informational text. What genre would informational text fall under? Give 3 characteristics of a piece of informational text. List 1 type of organizational structure of informational text.