This document defines and discusses informational text, also known as non-fiction. It explains that informational text provides factual information and can be in the form of narrative text, resembling a story, or expository text, presenting general and detailed facts. The document emphasizes that text features, such as titles, headings, pictures, graphs and charts, help readers understand and find information in non-fiction works. These features include things like tables of contents, indexes, glossaries, and maps.

1. Informational Text
BY MRS. SAUNDERS, HAMPTON ACADEMY LIBRARIAN

2. What is informational text?
Also known as non-fiction. These are books based on factual
information.

3. Types of informational text
 Narrative
 This type of informational text is written
in way that resembles a story with a
beginning, middle, and end.
 Expository
 This type of informational text is very
factual with both general and detailed
information. Textbooks are expository.
 Text features are very helpful.

4. Text features are tools to help you
understand what you are reading.
Title
Table of contents
Index
Glossary

5. Text features are tools to help you
understand what you are reading.
Headings and subheadings
Sidebars
Pictures & captions

6. Text features are tools to help you
understand what you are reading.
Maps
Diagrams
Graphs and charts

7. Why do I need to
know this?
 Understanding text features helps you to
know what to expect when reading
informational text.
 Photos, diagrams, maps, and graphs help
you to visualize the information.
 Headings, subheadings, and bold text
show you what is important.
 Table of contents and index help you to
find specific information.

8. Image credits
 Title page. Digital image. Stanford University, n.d. Web.
<https://web.stanford.edu/~ldiamond/bookimages/SOD%20Title%20Page.jpg>.
 Table of contents. Digital image. Design Observer, n.d. Web. <http://designobserver.com/Images/contents_cover.jpg>.
 Index. Digital image. Ancestry.com, n.d. Web. <http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txfrio/images/index_a-l.jpg>.
 Glossary. Digital image. Dear Librarian, n.d. Web. <http://www.dearlibrarian.com/wp-content/
uploads/2010/05/glossary.jpg>.
 Headings & Subheadings. Digital image. ReviewSaurus, n.d. Web. <http://www.reviewsaurus.com/wp-content/
uploads/2007/06/screen-shot-2.png>.
 Sidebar. Digital image. Quizlet, n.d. Web. <http://o.quizlet.com/vz8ywKl0zte0odTtXdPCrA_m.jpg>.
 Photos & captions. Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. <http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rvD7nTziQqw/URGaIDoKrSI/AAAAAAAAA-Q/
ue1lOuJmoxE/s320/photo+(20).JPG>.
 Maps. Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web.
<http://i1185.photobucket.com/albums/z343/ladybugteacher/new%20album/nonfictionfeatures1.png>.
 Graph. Digital image. Princeton University, n.d. Web.
<http://www.princeton.edu/paw/web_exclusives/features/features_pics/feat_27p._33_graph.jpg>.