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Informational Writing

Informational Writing. “The facts ma’am, just the facts.” . Text structures. Description/definition Problem/solution Time order/Chronology Compare/Contrast Cause/Effect Directions. Description/Definition.

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Informational Writing

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  1. Informational Writing “The facts ma’am, just the facts.”

  2. Text structures • Description/definition • Problem/solution • Time order/Chronology • Compare/Contrast • Cause/Effect • Directions

  3. Description/Definition The crocodile is the master of deception in the water. It stalks its prey and then swiftly close in for the kill.

  4. Problem/Solution One problem to resolve in crocodile watching is transportation. How can an observer get close enough to watch without scaring it away or being attacked?

  5. Time order/chronology Archaeologists have helped us to understand that the evolution of the crocodile began with…..

  6. Compare/Contrast The power of the crocodile is like that of a monstrous machine. With one lunge it can destroy its prey an protect the kill from other predators.

  7. Cause/Effect We observed the crocodile as it stalked a raccoon moving through the moonlight toward the edge of the water. As a result of a noise we made, the raccoon bolted…

  8. Directions When observing a crocodile, first you must…

  9. Text Features • Fonts and effects • Cue words and phrases • Illustrations and Photographs • Graphics • Text organizers

  10. Fonts and effects • Bold print • Colored print • Italics

  11. Cue words and phrases • Headings • Labels • Captions • Bullets

  12. Illustrations and Photographs • Fact boxes • Sidebars • Diagrams • Flow diagrams • Size comparisons • Magnifications • Cross-section cutaways

  13. Graphics • Tables • Graphs • Charts • Maps • Timelines

  14. Text organizers • Table of contents • Introduction • Supplemental information • Index • Glossary • Pronunciation guide

  15. Organizational Patterns for compare/contrast • Point by Point • be sure to keep your subjects in the same order • Subject by Subject • be sure to address the same points for each subject. • YOU CANNOT COMPARE APPLES TO ORANGES!!!!

  16. Informational Writing does not have to be boring!!!

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