Wednesday, January 21 st • Read over the PowerPoint Slides and complete the Informative Text Notes sheets according to the slides. • Read Reader’s Digest “Michael Oher” article and answer the questions according to notes/article. Whatever you do not finish will be homework. • I will answer any/all questions tomorrow! I am sorry I am not here to explain these concepts. Please write questions you have in the margins of your notes.
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Wednesday, January 21st • Read over the PowerPoint Slides and complete
the Informative Text Notes sheets according to the slides.
• Read Reader’s Digest “Michael Oher” article and answer the questions according to notes/article. Whatever you do not finish will be homework.
• I will answer any/all questions tomorrow! I am sorry I am not here to explain these concepts. Please write questions you have in the margins of your notes.
aka (info. text)Purpose: to convey knowledge about a topic from someone creditable about that information to someone less knowledgeable about the topic.
Informational Texts
• Facts, statistics, true information
• Explains or gives the audience information on a specific topic
• AKA expository or informative writing
• Examples: Textbooks, cookbooks, informational brochures, etc.
Informational Texts
1. Clear Purpose • What is the author
trying to inform or explain?
• Evidence supports purpose with facts, statistics, examples, etc.
• Three different kinds of purposes when addressing an audience:– To inform– To argue/persuade– To entertain
• What type of evidence does the author use? Is this evidence creditable?
Characteristics of an Info. Text
2. Creditable Author • Do you trust
the author? • Have they
had life experience about the topic?
• Are they educated?
Characteristics of an Info. Text
3. Intended Audience• Who is the author
talking to or writing for?
• What can you assume about the audience?
• Is the audience educated? How old is the audience?
Characteristics of an Info. Text
4. Specific Word Choice (aka Diction)• Denotation – literal
or dictionary meaning• Denotative: “Animals
are killed for food.”
• Connotation – figurative or associated meaning – Connotative: “The
Falcon’s basketball team slaughtered WWS.”
Characteristics of an Info. Text
4. Specific Word Choice (aka Diction)• What words really
jump out and are important?
• Does the author need to define certain words for the audience?
• How does this diction contribute to the tone or emotional feeling of the text?
Characteristics of an Info. Text
5. Tone• Tone: the
author’s attitude towards the topic
• Expressed through diction
• Two categories of tone: subjective or objective.
Characteristics of an Info. Text
• Objective tone is “impartial”
• Does not show feelings, and is neither for or against a topic
• Unbiased or neutral• Does not use
pronouns such as “I and You”
• Examples: Textbooks, some newspaper articles
Objective Tone
• Subjective tone is personal and biased
• Characteristic of narrative writing
• Author writes to evoke an emotion within the audience
• Author uses words that describe feelings, experiences, or thoughts