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
Index

Glossary Titles Captions

Headings
Table of Contents..
Index.
Glossary
Titles and Headings.
Title

Heading
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..
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50 East Meat Eater
40 West
Number of Sharp
30 North
20 Legs Teeth or Vegetarian
10 Flat Teeth
0
1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Tyrannosaurus
Rex 2 Sharp Meat Eater

Chart Teeth

Brachiasaurus
4 Flat Teeth Vegetarian

Table

Graph
Photographs.
Drawings..