Informational Text

This help the reader understand exactly what something looks like. They show the reader an actual picture of what is being read about.

a text structure in which an author explains how topics are similar and different.

a text structure in which authors tell about events in the order they happened. It's also called "time order" or "chronology."

What is the central idea of this informational passage?

a text structure in which an author explains causes, things that make other things happen, and effects, the things that happen as a result of causes.

These tell the name of each chapter. They are written in bigger letter or in bold size and can be found at the beginning of different sections of the text

a text structure in which an author tells about a topic and its characteristics with details and adjectives.

One reason an author might write an informational text is to...

It shows the location of a place in the text

What type of text structure is this passage?

It is the other word for informational text

Gives words and definitions from the text at the end of the passage

What is the central idea of this informational passage?

the way an author organizes information in a text.

What is "the author's purpose?"

Where can you find the title of a passage?

What type of text structure is this passage?

a text structure in which an author explains a problem and how it was solved.