Reading Informational Text

By: Jayla Coney

 What is Informational Text ?

❏ Text that includes passages that explain ,

persuade , describe , or relate to true event
❏ Used to inform or explain to the reader
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Informational Texts

❏ Provides Real information, Statistics and

Facts
❏ Explains or gives the audience
information on a specific topic
When Reading Informational Text you Should Think….
What the the author’s purpose for writing this
passage?
~To Inform ~Entertain ~Persuade/ Argue

Who is is author’s Audience?

❏ Who is the author talking to or writing for ?
❏ How old is the audience?
❏ What can you assume about the Audience ?
How does Author use Diction
Diction { Specific Word Choice}

● What Words Stand out and are important ?

● What words does the author need to define for the
audience
● How does the diction relate to the tone or mood of
the passage
There are 3 Common Types of Informational
Text
❏ Expository Nonfiction
❏ Argumentation
❏ Literary Nonfiction
Expository Nonfiction
❖ Writing that explains or informs {includes business
letters and memos }

Expository Writing may include vivid descriptions

or the narration of personal stories and events that
actually happened

Examples: Diaries, news stories, and How-to passages

that explains the process { Lab Notebooks ,Technical
manuals }
Argumentation
❖ Uses Reasoning to influence people’s ideas and
actions

This writing includes editorial and opinion pieces

Examples: Advertisements,Job application letters ,book

reviews
Literary Nonfiction
❖ Narrative writing that tells a story and often
employs the literary devices found in stories and
novels

Literary Nonfiction could be an anecdote ,a diary ,a

journal , memoir , biography ,or another retelling ofof
true events
 Things to use When Reading Informational Text
Cite

❏ Mention a specific portion of a text in order to

support an analysis of the text

Analysis

❏ Look closely at the small parts pf the text to see how

they work together {focus on how the author
develops a central idea or argument }
 Inference

❏ Come to an reasonable conclusion based on

evidence found in the text

Evaluate

❏ Determine the value of an argument along with its

reasons and evidence or details in a particular text
 Important Tips to apply with Informational Text
❖ Cite strong evidence from a text to support analysis of
what the text says explicitly and can be inferred .
Determine where the text leaves matters uncertain .
❖ Locate support for important ideas and concepts within
the text ; questions ask what you know and how you
know it .
❖ Try to answer the Question before you read the answer
choices .
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Sources
All of the information in this text come from Ga End of Course Test Packet