How do you create an introduction for an informational text?

1. How do you create an introduction for an informational text?

2. In this lesson you will learn how to create an introduction for an informational text by hooking your reader and telling them what they will learn.

3. An informational text gives facts about a non-fiction topic. Introduction

4. Writing Process 1 2 3 Generate Ideas Write Drafts Revise and Edit

5. Giving all the information up front. Settlers came, then Powhatans were mad. After, they were friends. Is that the end?

6. Create a hook question to draw readers in. 1 2 • Answer the hook question. 3 • Explain what readers will learn in the text.

7. Create a hook question to draw readers in. 1 When do you think the Powhatans became friendly? How would you feel if someone took over your home? What do you know about Native Americans?

8. 2 • Answer the hook question. Introduction How would you feel if someone took over your home? Not very happy, right? Well, that’s just how the Powhatan tribe felt when Jamestown settlers came and took their land. Hook Question Answer

9. Explain what readers will learn in the text. 3 What will my readers learn in the introduction? Powhatans were mad at first, but then helped Settlers claimed their land for themselves Had a hard time adjusting to the land

10. Explain what readers will learn in the text. 3 • Introduction • How would you feel if someone took over your home? Not very happy, right? Well, that’s just how the Powhatan tribe felt when Jamestown settles took their land. Although tensions were high at first, eventually the settlers and Native Americans worked together to live and work in peace. Hook Question Answer Information

11. Create a hook question to draw readers in. 1 2 • Answer the hook question. 3 • Explain what readers will learn in the text.

12. In this lesson you have learned how to create an introduction for an informational text by hooking your reader and telling them what they will learn.

13. Create a hook for and an introduction in your own informational text.

14. Pretend you are writing a text about Native American tribes. Choose a hook below and complete the introduction by adding an answer and an explanation to readers: • Did you know there are many native tribes across the Unites States? • Have you ever seen a teepee? • Why do you think Lakota tribes hunted buffalo?

15. Find a partner and take turns reading your introductions. Make a checklist like the one below to see if you have all the important parts: Hook question Answer the hook question Tell the readers what they will learn

16. Create a hook for and an introduction in your own informational text.