What is Informative Writing Informational Writing for Kids Nonfiction Writing

what is informative writing informative writing teaches readers something new or more about topic informative writing can be newspaper article an encyclopedia an essay or non-fiction book informational books are made up of facts about topic facts are statements and information that can be proven true informational books are written to inform or teach readers about topic here are few examples of informational books tigers by Laura Marsh frog's life by Donna Harwick rice and weather by Kristen Baird bratini here are few books picked from the library these books are fiction because they are stories made up by the authors they do not contain true statements or teach facts about topic so they are not informational books informational books have special Parts called text features you have probably seen them before here are some of the text features you might find in an informational book tax features help readers understand more about topic by giving detailed information such as definitions labels explanations and more authors use text features to organize their writing so readers can easily find the information they need let's take look at few books and you can decide whether they are fictional or informational which book do you think is an informational book pause the video here to answer the question if you chose this book then you are correct this book is called pandas and the author teaches their readers all about animals called pandas this book is fiction because it is made up by the author it does not contain true statements or teach facts about topic so it is not an informational book let's try another one which book do you think is an informational book pause the video here to answer the question if you chose this book then you are correct this book is all about lions and the author teaches their readers all about animals called lions if you take look inside it also has text features such as heading photographs and captions this book is fiction because it is made up by the author it does not contain true statements or teaches facts about topic so it is not an informational book great now you know what informative writing is can identify an informational book and understand why authors write them do you have topic you know lot about what do you like to learn how you could write your own informational book then be sure to check out my series informative writing for kids to learn how you can write your own informational book from start to finish if you like this video then check out mrsman's virtual corner for even more if you are teacher you can follow Ms dorisman's virtual corner on Instagram Pinterest Facebook and TPT and don't forget to like share and subscribe for more videos like this one thanks for watching