What Are Informative Texts?
Informative texts provide factual information about a particular topic. Some examples of topics include people, animals, objects and events. There are many types of informative texts, such as:
• procedures
• reports
• explanations
• news articles.
Informative texts provide factual information about a particular topic. Some examples of topics include people, animals, objects and events. There are many types of informative texts, such as:
• procedures
• reports
• explanations
• news articles.
Activity: Informative Text Structure
With your shoulder partner read the informative text, Owls. The text can be found below.
As you are reading, work together to identify the informative structure of the text, including:
• the title
• the introduction
• the description
• the conclusion.
Complete SeeSaw Activity
Language Features
WALT: recognise and adapt the language features of informative texts to our writing.
Informative texts use factual, subject-specific language.
Here are some examples of the language and grammatical features you might find in an informative text:
• subject-specific, technical vocabulary
• group and/or category words
• adjectives and adverbs
• connectives of time
• phrases showing cause and effect
• comparative language.
Informative texts use factual, subject-specific language.
Here are some examples of the language and grammatical features you might find in an informative text:
• subject-specific, technical vocabulary
• group and/or category words
• adjectives and adverbs
• connectives of time
• phrases showing cause and effect
• comparative language.
Shoulder Partner Activity
Research
WALT: gather information on a animal from either Africa or Europe. This information will be used to write an informational report.
Assessment
WALT: create a informational report that uses the structure and language features.
The Lost Thing
- Introduction
- Describe it's features
- Describe it's habitat
- It's diet
- Conclusion
- Describe it's features
- Describe it's habitat
- It's diet
- Conclusion