1. Informational
text
great file for info

2. What major genre would informational text fall under?
Review
What major genre would informational text fall under?

3. Author’s purpose for writing
To convey information

4. Reader’s purpose for reading
Because my teacher said so!!! NO!!!
To gain information … YES!!!

5. When you open a textbook to read for information, what do you do?
Previewing –
any questions, review any questions at the end of the chapter/section – read first so you know what the focus of the chapter
Previewing vocab, questions
Preview a chapter
Tell me what the chapter is about
Tell me some of the vocab words
Preview a chapter
Tell me what the chapter is about
Tell me some of the vocab words
Questions always about the main idea --- read questions and the focus on those questions while reading

6. When you open a textbook to read for information, what do you do?
Read the chapter
Questions always about the main idea --- read questions and the focus on those questions while reading

7. When you open a textbook to read for information, what do you do?
Summarize
Whether on paper or in your own mind, summarize what you’ve read
Can you answer the questions?
Go over it again - review
Summarize on paper
Questions always about the main idea --- read questions and the focus on those questions while reading

8. When you open a textbook to read for information, what do you do?
Review
Do you understand what you have read?
Do you need to go back and reread a part, all, etc?
Questions always about the main idea --- read questions and the focus on those questions while reading

9. Your turn …
Can you list the steps of how to read an informational text?
Preview
Question
Summarize
Review

10. Characteristics of informational text
Features – headings, subheadings, realistic photos with labels and captions
Navigational tools – indexes, table of contents
Various graphical devices – tables, charts, diagrams

11. Would the following be informational text?
Posters
Pamphlets

12. What types of books would be considered informational text?
Textbooks
Encyclopedias
Dictionaries
“how-to” books
Field guides
“all about” books

13. Don’t forget about these ….
Books
Magazines
Pamphlets
Newspapers
Posters
Web sites

14. Organizational structure
Chronological … SS … history
Logical order … think about science / math books
Topical … religion … art … building/architecture

15. How does organizational structure help the reader?
Which book would you use if I said find info on …
Pyramids
A WWII battle
Dogs
A mathematician

16. Activity … Choose a topic Example … car or panda bear
Write a short intro as if you were writing a story about that topic
Now, with the same topic, write a piece of informational text about the topic
Discuss
What was your purpose?
What was the reader’s purpose? … why would readers read one v. the other?
What did you do different?
Heading
Subheading
Pictures with captions
Etc

17. The end!

18. Quiz time!

19. What are the four steps of being an active reader?
What is the author’s purpose of writing a piece of informational text?
What is the reader’s purpose for reading a piece of informational text?
What is involved in previewing a chapter?
When do you ask questions about the chapter?
List 3 examples of informational text.
List 2 examples of literature that would not be informational text.
What genre would informational text fall under?
Give 3 characteristics of a piece of informational text.
List 1 type of organizational structure of informational text.

20. Note to me … Talk to la teacher
Practice outlining and webbing
Practice what we learned about how to read an informational text
Use SS text for practice –
write down characteristics of informational text
Author’s purpose
Reader’s purpose
Steps
Preview the chapter (write down a couple of questions)
Questions (write down questions you have WHILE you are reading)
Summarize
Review
Choose a chapter you have some interest in and outline the chapter.