- This PowerPoint presentation is designed to support teachers in delivering lessons on writing informative texts and addresses relevant Australian Curriculum content. - Additional teaching resources on informative writing can be found on the Teach Starter website. - The presentation provides an overview of informative texts, including their purpose and common structures, and examples are used to demonstrate key features of informative language.

1. Teacher Notes
• This PowerPoint presentation has been designed to
support teachers to deliver a series of lessons on writing
informative texts.
• It specifically addresses the Australian Curriculum content
descriptors for English: Language and English: Literacy.
• For additional teaching resources to compliment this
PowerPoint, browse the Informative Writing category on
the Teach Starter website.

3. Symbols
I do: my turn to talk. This is the explanation section of our
lesson where you are required to listen.
We do: this is where we discuss or work on the concepts
together.
You do: your turn to be involved. You may be working in a
group or on an activity individually.

5. Informative Texts - Overview
• The purpose of an informative text is to provide factual information
about a particular topic.
• There are many types of informative texts, such as:
- procedures
- reports
- explanations
- news articles.
• Informative texts can be written about a wide range of topics. Some
examples include people, animals, objects, events and phenomena.
• Informative texts usually follow a clear and distinct structure,
depending on the type of text being written.

6. Informative Structure - Example
• Introduction - this is a general statement
about the subject of the text, which may
also classify the subject as a part of a
particular group e.g. sharks are fish.
• Description – this involves a series of
factual paragraphs which describe the
unique characteristics of the subject.
• Conclusion – this is a statement which
summarises the information that has been
presented about the subject of the text.

7. Informative Text - Example
The Great T-Rex
Tyrannosaurus Rex (also known as T-Rex) was one of the largest
dinosaurs that ever walked the earth. It lived around 66 million
years ago in an area now known as North America.
Tyrannosaurus Rex was the size of a modern-day bus. It had a
large head with strong, sharp teeth. It had a long tail which
helped it to balance on its back legs. The arms of the T-Rex were
quite small, ending in hands with only two fingers.
Tyrannosaurus Rex was a carnivore, which means it was a meat-
eating dinosaur. T-Rex gripped its food with its giant, clawed
feet. Then, it ripped the flesh apart with its strong jaws.
Scientists think that the tyrannosaurus rex may also have stolen
food from smaller dinosaurs.
Title
Introduction
Description

8. Informative Text - Example
Tyrannosaurus Rex walked upright on its two back legs.
Scientists can only guess how fast it moved, based on
footprints and tracks which are millions and millions of
years old. Their best estimate is somewhere between 17-40
km/h (11-43 m/h).
Description
Conclusion Tyrannosaurus Rex was one of
the most dangerous and
ferocious dinosaurs of all time. No
wonder scientists are fascinated
by these amazing creatures!

9. Informative Text - Example
Where Does Water Come From?
Water is all around us. It flows in a continuous movement
around the land, oceans, rivers and the atmosphere. This
natural phenomena is often referred to as the Water Cycle.
When the sun shines on bodies of water (such as lakes, rivers
and the ocean), tiny droplets of water begin to evaporate. This
means that the liquid water turns into a gas called water
vapour. The water vapour then rises into the air.
Can you label the informative structure correctly?
Title
Introduction
Description

10. Informative Text - Example
Up in the atmosphere, the water vapour becomes cooler
and turns back into tiny water droplets called condensation.
The water droplets join together with the dust particles in
the atmosphere to form clouds.
Once the clouds become heavy and full, it will start to rain.
This is called precipitation. When rain falls onto the earth, it
will eventually collect in waterways such as lakes, rivers and
oceans. The process can then begin all over again.
No animal or plant can survive without water. For this
reason, the Water Cycle is one of the most important natural
process on our planet.
Description
Conclusion

11. Informative Structure - Review
Use your knowledge of informative text structure to
correctly sequence the text in the Informative Structure
Sorting Task.

12. Informative Texts - Language
• Informative texts use formal, factual and subject-specific language.
This helps the author to sound knowledgeable about the topic of the
text.
• Here are some examples of the language and grammatical features you
might find in an informative text:
- use of the verbs ‘to be’ and ‘to have’, usually in the present tense
- subject-specific, technical vocabulary
- nouns and noun categories
- adjectives and adverbs
- connectives of time
- phrases showing cause and effect
- comparative language.

13. Informative Language - Example
Tyrannosaurus Rex (also known as T-Rex) was one of the
largest dinosaurs that ever walked the earth. It lived around 66
million years ago in an area now known as North America.
Tyrannosaurus Rex was the size of a modern-day bus. It had a
large head with strong, sharp teeth. It had a long tail which
helped it to balance on its back legs. The arms of the T-Rex
were quite small, ending in hands with only two fingers.
Tyrannosaurus Rex was a carnivore, which means it was a
meat-eating dinosaur. T-Rex gripped its food with its giant,
clawed feet. Then, it ripped the flesh apart with its strong jaws.
Scientists think that the tyrannosaurus rex may also have
stolen food from smaller dinosaurs.
comparative
vocabulary
adjectives
verb ‘to have’
technical
vocabulary
connective
noun category

14. Informative Language - Example
Up in the atmosphere, the water vapour becomes cooler and
turns back into tiny water droplets called condensation. The
water droplets join together with the dust particles in the
atmosphere to form clouds.
Once the clouds become heavy and full, it will start to rain.
This is called precipitation. When rain falls onto the earth, it
will eventually collect in waterways such as lakes, rivers and
oceans. The process can then begin all over again.
comparative
vocabulary
adjectives
verb ‘to be’
technical
vocabulary
connective
noun category
Can you label the informative language correctly?

15. Informative Language - Review
Use your knowledge of informative language to complete the
Identifying Informative Language Worksheets.