All About Informational Texts

Informational texts are written to inform about a specific topic such as penguins or mammals.

Information texts mayhave these

print features………Table of Contents Index

Glossary

Headings

Titles

Bold Print

Captions

Table of Contents…..

Index………….

Glossary……

Titles and Headings……….Title

Heading

Bold print………

Bold print

Captions……………

Caption

Informational texts may have these graphic

aids………

Maps………

Diagrams……………

Cut-aways………

Comparisons…………

Close ups……………

Close up

Charts, Tables, and Graphs……..

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EastWestNorth Number of

Legs Sharp Teeth or Flat Teeth

Meat Eater

Vegetarian

Tyrannosaurus Rex

2 Sharp Teeth

Meat Eater

Brachiasaurus 4 Flat Teeth

Vegetarian

Table

Chart

Graph

Photographs…………….

Drawings………..