Informative Reading and Writing Strategies
What is Information Text? Informational books or articles are about factual information or events Science and Social Studies books are informational text
High Leverage Strategies Use of Text Features Main Idea and Details Note Taking
Bloom and Grow is the title. A title tells the name of the book or article. The title gives me an idea of what the text is about.
Text Features All informational text has features that can help the reader to better understand the text. It is important for readers to look at the text features to get an idea of what the text is about before reading it
Photograph/Illustration A picture can be a photograph or an illustration. A picture helps the reader see details about the text. Photograph A photograph helps the reader see details of something real.
Caption A caption is a sentence that tells about a photograph or illustration. A caption gives me more information about a picture. The sunflower turns toward the sun
Label A label is a word or phrase that tells about a photograph or illustration. A label names the parts of a picture.
Bold Print Bold print is darker or brighter. Bold print tells the reader that a word is important. A field is a place where plants grow.
Heading Where do seeds come from? Seeds come in many shapes and sizes. Seeds need water, light and a warm place to grow. Seeds have parts to help them grow. A heading tells the reader what a section is about. A heading gives me an idea of what a passage is about.
Text Preview Activity
Questions to Ask Your Student Can you use the features of the text to tell me what the text is about? Which text features helped you to know what the text is about? Why?
Main Idea and Details in Informational Text Every paragraph has a main idea which tells what the paragraph is mostly about. Every paragraph has details that support the main idea
Creating Notes
Cornell Notes
Questions to Ask Students What is the main idea of text? How do you know? What are the details that support the main idea?