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Types of Informational Texts Explained

This document discusses different types of informational texts, focusing on news stories and their elements. It provides details on the headline, lead, quotations, nut graph, and kicker - the main components of a news story. It also briefly defines authentic texts as commonly found written works used in society, including in newspapers, magazines, TV, movies, songs, literature, and online.

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Types of Informational Texts Explained

This document discusses different types of informational texts, focusing on news stories and their elements. It provides details on the headline, lead, quotations, nut graph, and kicker - the main components of a news story. It also briefly defines authentic texts as commonly found written works used in society, including in newspapers, magazines, TV, movies, songs, literature, and online.

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  • Distinguish Types of Informational Text: Introduction to recognizing different types of informational text for educational purposes.
  • News Stories: Details the characteristics of news stories, emphasizing factual recounting of events.
  • Elements of News Stories: Illustrates the key components that make up a news story, structured creatively with letters.
  • Authentic Texts: Defines authentic texts and their presence in everyday media and literature.

Distinguish Types of

informational text
ENGLISH 6
News Stories
Factual texts
Vowels Consonants
that inform people
about public situations,
events, or happenings.
Since it reports
the details of an event
that already happened,
news stories are also
considered a factual
recount.
ELEMENTS OF NEWS
STORIES
Which animal names
start with these letters?

HEADLINE Lead

A phrase that briefly The first part of the


tells what the news news report where
is about and important
catchesthe reader’s information is
interest. identified.
QUESTIONS to consider for LEAD

• Who? Who is involved in the news story?


• What? What happened in the news story?
• Where? Where did the event take place?
• When? When did the event happen?
• Why? Why did the event happen?
• How? How did the event happen?
Which animal names
start with these letters?

Quotations Nut graph

These are direct It helps the reader


words spoken by the see why the news
people involved in story is important.
the news.
Which animal names
start with these letters?

Kicker

This is the last line


of the story. It may
be a quote that is
moving and snappy.
Authentic Texts
Authentic Texts
Vowels Consonants
are written works
commonly found and
used in society. They
are found in
newspapers and
magazines, TV
programs, movies,
songs, literature, and
the internet.

ENGLISH 6 Distinguish Types of informational text
Factual texts that inform people about public situations, events, or happenings. Since it reports the details of an event tha
ELEMENTS OF NEWS STORIES
Which animal names start with these letters? A phrase that briefly tells what the news is about and catchesthe reader’s
QUESTIONS to consider for LEAD • Who? Who is involved in the news story? • What? What happened in the news story? • Where? Wh
Which animal names start with these letters? These are direct words spoken by the people involved in the news. Quotations
Which animal names start with these letters? This is the last line of the story. It may be a quote that is moving and snappy
Authentic Texts are written works commonly found and used in society. They are found in newspapers and magazines, TV programs

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