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What is in an information report? The _________________________ is the very first feature of the report and tells us the topic of the information report.
the title
What is an information report? An information report begins with an important sentence telling us what the report is going to be about. It is called the _________________________________________________.
general statement
Are information reports fiction or non-fiction?
non-fiction
Information reports have many special features that tell us more about the topic. Special words that explain what is happening in a photograph are called _________________________________.
caption
Information reports may be separated into different sections. Each section might have its own mini-title called a ______________________________.
subheading
Information reports may contain adjectives. What does an adjective do?
an adjective describes
______________________ are special words in an information report that talk about the special features of the report topic. For example, an information report about The Giant Anteater might include words like: insectivore or tubular snout.
technical words
An information report may use ____________________ verbs to to describe the behaviors of the topic of the report.
action
Information reports use ____________________________ pronouns, such as 'he', 'she', 'it' and 'they'. We do not typically use 'I' or 'we' because we do not give our own ideas or opinions in an information report.
third person pronouns
An information report is written in ________________________________ tense. We use this tense when we write about things that happen all the time.
simple present tense
Information reports may use special drawings or pictures labeled with important features of the topic called _________________________________.
diagrams
Animal Names as Verbs - To crow means to _______________________________. 'Just listen to him! He is crowing about all his medals.'
to crow means to boast or brag
Animal Names as Verbs - To wolf down means to ______________________________. 'My little brother wolfs down hamburgers.'
to wolf down means to eat hungrily
Animal Names as Verbs - To ape means to _______________________________. 'Why do you wear those sunglasses and shiny shoes to ape pop stars?'
to ape means to copy someone else's actions
Animal Names as Verbs - To duck means to _______________________________. 'Abdul ducked down when Joe threw the ball at him.'
to duck means to avoid by crouching
Identify the verb and direct object in the following sentence. The anteater eats ants.
The verb is eats. The direct object is ants.
