Lecture - Informational Texts
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Lecture Overview
Informational texts are created with one main goal- to give the reader information.
Unlike other text types, information texts do not include opinions, and they are based completely on FACTS.
There are many examples of informational texts that are used every day:
and many more.
Informational texts often include images ( photographs, drawings, maps and charts etc) and a way of communicating information.
They tend to include headings and subheadings ( often in bold colours) and tend to look very different from an essay.
The next time you pick up your textbook, look at how it is written, and the kinds of elements used to communicate factual information.
Unlike other text types, information texts do not include opinions, and they are based completely on FACTS.
There are many examples of informational texts that are used every day:
- A textbook
- A map
- A recipe
- An instructional booklet
- A travel brochure
- An encyclopedia
- A fact sheet about animals
and many more.
Informational texts often include images ( photographs, drawings, maps and charts etc) and a way of communicating information.
They tend to include headings and subheadings ( often in bold colours) and tend to look very different from an essay.
The next time you pick up your textbook, look at how it is written, and the kinds of elements used to communicate factual information.