All About Informational Texts

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

Information texts may have these print features……… Table of Contents Index Bold Print Titles Captions Glossary Headings

Table of Contents…..

Index………….

Glossary……

Titles and Headings……….

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…….. Number of Legs Sharp Teeth or Flat Teeth Meat Eater Vegetarian Tyrannosaurus Rex 2 Teeth Brachiasaurus 4 Chart Table Graph

Photographs…………….

Drawings………..