Lesson 2.

Informative Text
Learning Competencies

At the end of this lesson, the learner should be able to

do the following:

● Distinguish between and among informative,

journalistic, and literary writing (EN9WC-Ia-c-8).
● Examine sample texts representative of each type
(EN 9WC-Id-8.1).
 Objectives

At the end of this lesson, the learner should be able to

do the following:

● Distinguish informative writing from other types of

writing.
● Examine sample texts of informative writing.
Essential Question

How Informative text differ to other

text type?
 Learn about It

What Is TEXT?
o A piece of writing that you read or create.
o A book or other written or printed work, regarded in terms
of its content rather than its physical form.
o The main body of a book or other piece of writing, as
distinct from other material such as notes, appendices, and
illustrations.
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1. Informative writing
• informs the reader about a specific topic
• usually nonfiction
• typically found in magazines, science or history books,
autobiographies, and instruction manuals
• written using special text features that allow the reader
to find necessary information and understand the main
topic
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Informative writing
• It serves to inform or discloses information. It is
instructive and / or instructional. It is literary non-
fiction, which has shorter texts like for example
personal essays, opinion pieces, speeches, and
literature essay. It is written using special text features
that allow the reader to easily find key information and
understand the main topic.
• Informative writing gives readers straightforward
information about a topic. It is usually non-fiction.
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Purposes of Informative Writing

o to inform or present information

o to raise awareness and to do so objectively
o to educate (use resources that are reliable and
scholarly)
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Structures of Informative Writing

o Introduction paragraph with thesis

statement
o Body paragraphs with support
o Conclusion with a unique and engaging
restatement of thesis.
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Organization of Informative Writing

• Logically – by date or time; by order of

importance
• Categorically – by definition; by theme
• Contextually – by comparison and contrast;
by historical or contemporary
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Types of Informative Writing

a. Factual recount – a type of informative text
that has an objective of retelling a true event
that happened in the past
b Procedural – a type of informative text that
has procedures to do one thing
c Diary – a type of informative text that
records the daily experiences of a person
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Features of Informative Texts

Feature Purpose
Helps the reader see major parts of the book along with
Table of Contents page numbers and locate information and see main
topics or main points
Helps the reader quickly find a key term from an
Glossary
alphabetical list
Helps to quickly find pages that contain information the
Index
reader is looking for
Defines key terms for the reader to better learn and
Keywords
understand the subject
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Features of Informative Texts

Feature Purpose
Helps the reader understand a more detailed or
Diagram
simplified view of information
Chart/Graph/Table Aims to organize large amounts of information
Map Helps the reader understand where an event happens
Shows the order of events and how one event may have
Timeline
led to another.
Graphics/ Helps the reader understand information in a visual way
Illustrations
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Features of Informative Texts

Feature Purpose
Title Shows the topic of the text
Subheading Divides the text into sections
Helps the reader understand what is shown in the photo
Caption
or illustration
Helps the reader understand interesting facts or
Sidebar important information the author wants the reader to
know
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Informative
Text
Structures
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EXAMPLE TEXT
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EXAMPLE TEXT
Stress
Stress is the human body’s natural guard against all forms of harm or
threat. When we are up against a challenging situation, part of our
reaction is physical. Larger amounts of chemicals such as adrenaline,
cortisol, and noradrenaline are produced by the body. These chemicals
cause increased heart rate, sweating, and alertness, among others.
 Learn about It
There are three types of stress: acute stress, episodic acute stress, and
chronic stress. Among these, chronic stress is the most detrimental.
People with chronic stress have a higher probability of having a final
breakdown that can lead to heart attacks, strokes, violent behaviors,
and suicide.

Medical experts say that almost anything can cause stress, even the act
of simply thinking about something. Bereavement, illness, job issues,
family problems, and lack of time or money are some of the common
major life events or issues that can bring about stress.
 Writing Prompts
Show your Writing Talent!
Informative Writing
After going through the activities. Choose one (1) of the
following themes. Write your own informative article. (piece
of writing included with others in a newspaper, magazine, or
other publication.)
• Friendship
• Love
• Courage
• Loyalty
 Writing Prompts

Below Needs Meets Exceeds

Criteria expectations improvement expectations expectations
1 2 3 4

Content (40 %). The texts are not The texts are The texts are The texts are
Relevance to the topic informative; they somewhat fairly highly
do not explain the informative and informative and informative and
topics well or give contain relevant contain sufficient contain many
enough details.Its details. Many details about the details about the
content is parts of the given top[ics. given topics. The
unclear and content need Most of its main ideas are
lacks supporting more precise and content is clear and well-
details. more relevant relevant to the supported.
supporting given topic. The
details. explanation is
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Below Needs Meets Exceeds

Criteria expectations improvement expectations expectations
1 2 3 4

Organization (30 %). The ideas are not The ideas lack The ideas are The ideas are well-
Logical progression of well-connected logical logically connected and
details/events; clear and not logically organization and organized. The use logically
transitions between ideas organized. lack effective use of transitional organized. The
Transitional of transitional devices can still be transitional devices
devices are devices. improved. are effectively and
improperly used. correctly used.

Language (30 %). There are more There are 4–5 There are 2–3 There are no
Spelling, mechanics, than six errors in errors in spelling, errors in spelling, errors in spelling,
grammar, and word usage spelling, grammar, grammar, grammar, grammar,
mechanics, and mechanics, and mechanics, and mechanics, and
 Values Integration

As a student, how would you use informative writing to

make your fellow students become aware of and take
part in the protection and preservation of the
environment?
 Synthesis

1. The class will be divided into five groups.

2. Each student will write an informative text about the

general topics below, depending on which group he or
she belongs in (e.g., all group one members will write
about heavenly bodies, such as the moon, solar eclipse,
or comets; all members of group two will write about
music, such as jazz, famous musicians, or alternative
music; and so on).
Synthesis

● Group 1 - heavenly bodies

● Group 2 - music
● Group 3 - gadgets
● Group 4 - transportation
● Group 5 - food
 Synthesis

3. Each group will compile all the written texts to create a

booklet and choose a title for it (e.g., What You Need to Know
About Gadgets, All About Transportation, etc).

4. As a wrap up, answer the following questions:

How did you feel about the activity? What were the challenges
involved in writing your own informative text?
 Assignment
1. Look for one informative text and explain why you
think it is an informative text by using the features
and structures discussed in this lesson. Do not forget
to cite the source of the text.

2. Write an informative text about a topic similar to the

one discussed in the text that you have chosen in the
first part of this assignment.
 Bibliography

Calvert, R. 2011. Informational Text Features. Accessed June 7, 2017.

http://ferguson.dadeschools.net/Faculty/Literacy/2011- 2012/Text_Features_Chart.pdf.

Examples of Informative Essays. 2017. Accessed June 7, 2017.

http://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-informative-essays.html.

Text Types and Purposes. 2015. Accessed June 7, 2017.

https://www.aea267.k12.ia.us/english-language-arts/writing/text-types-and- purposes/.

Text Types (Different Types of Writing). 2016. Accessed June 7, 2017.

https://www.det.nsw.edu.au/eppcontent/glossary/app/resource/factsheet/4108.pdf.