1.) What is informational text?
An informational text is a non-fiction story. Informational text are the most important type of books. It tells you information based on what you are reading.
2.) How is informational text different from literature or literary text? Compare/Contrast informational text to literary text - Provide an example in your compare/contrast diagram, paragraph, etc. (your choice)
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3.) What are text features?
Text features are common features like titles and captions. More text features are headings, maps, glossary etc. Text features help the reader to understand about the book, page, or chapter.
4.) Skim through "Phineas Gage" and identify the text features reviewed in class and included in this informational text. Use the listed features to help you identify them in the text. Once you have identified the features in the text note the page number. In addition, provide an explanation/purpose of the feature and how it helps the reader. NOTE: Not all features reviewed in class are included in "Phineas Gage." In this case, define the purpose of the feature, no page numbers are necessary.
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An informational text is a non-fiction story. Informational text are the most important type of books. It tells you information based on what you are reading.
2.) How is informational text different from literature or literary text? Compare/Contrast informational text to literary text - Provide an example in your compare/contrast diagram, paragraph, etc. (your choice)
SEE BOTTOM
3.) What are text features?
Text features are common features like titles and captions. More text features are headings, maps, glossary etc. Text features help the reader to understand about the book, page, or chapter.
4.) Skim through "Phineas Gage" and identify the text features reviewed in class and included in this informational text. Use the listed features to help you identify them in the text. Once you have identified the features in the text note the page number. In addition, provide an explanation/purpose of the feature and how it helps the reader. NOTE: Not all features reviewed in class are included in "Phineas Gage." In this case, define the purpose of the feature, no page numbers are necessary.
An example has been provided for you.
- Guide Words
- Title Page
- Table of Contents
- Index
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- Photographs/Illustrations
- Captions
- Labels
- Text box
- Map
- Special Print (bold, italics, highlighted text)
literary textcreative writing
gives entertainment examples of literary text is a poem |
informational textgives information
teaches you knew things example of a information text is a science book |