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Informational Text Notes

Monday, January 17, 2011

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Why do authors write? What are their purposes?

• To inform/ to explain/ to describe: to convey nonbiased information to people

• To persuade: to convince someone of something; information typically biased and one-sided

• To entertain: to write in order for the writing to be enjoyed by people (poems, short stories, novels, comic books, etc.)

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Public Documents

• Governmental documents issued for public knowledge

• Court records, land deeds, birth & death certificates, marriage licenses, professional & business licenses, criminal records, library cards, etc.

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Workplace Documents

• Documents used at work

• Communication: those used for communication – e-mails, memos, reports (let employees know what’s going on)

• Instruction: those used to teach employees – employee manuals

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Consumer Documents

• Documents used by consumers - Consumers buy two things: goods (stuff) & services (help)

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Consumer Documents (cont.)

• Different types:– Product Information: tells what something does– Contract: tells what services are provided– Warranty: spells out what happens if something

doesn’t work– Instruction Manual: how to set up/ work

something– Technical Directions: precise info. about assembly

& other devices

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Narrative vs. Informational

• Remember:– Narrative: tells a story – can be fiction – Informational: explains something that is true

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Tips for Reading Info. Texts

• 1. Numbered Steps:– Pay attention to numbered steps! Don’t do step

#5 before step #2.

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• 2. Headings & Subheadings: – Pay attention to these! They indicate that there is

a new topic.

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• 3. Boldface/ Italics:– Pay attention! They indicate there is something

important!

BOLDFACE

ITALICS

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• 4. Graphics & Captions:– Pay attention! These give you extra information!

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• Comparison/ Contrast Words:– Pay attention! These help indicate if the author is

talking about similarities (comparison) or differences (contrast).

– Compare Words/ Phrases: similar, as, same, in the same way, both, most important, have in common, the same as, similarly, as well as

– Contrast Words/ Phrases: although, yet, whereas, however, but, while, differ, instead, unless, unlike, on the contrary, contrary to, even though, on the other hand, the reverse

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• 6. Cause & Effect Key Words:– Pay attention! These help indicate if the author is

talking about cause/ effect situations.

– Key Words/ Phrases: because, so, so that, if…then, consequently, thus, since, for, for this reason, as a result of, therefore, due to, this is how, nevertheless, accordingly