Year 2 - English
Identifying the features of an information text to prepare for writing our own
Atinuke and other authors: information text
Study Hub
Study Guides
This pupil-friendly study guide includes a unit summary, clear notes, common mistakes, and quick questions with answers.
Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils write an information text in three paragraphs about the author Atinuke. Pupils use research as a starting point to write their texts, which will include an introduction, a paragraph about her childhood and a paragraph about her jobs and books.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to identify features of an information text through exploring a model text about the author Atinuke.
Key Notes
- Information texts are a form of non-fiction writing that provide information about someone or something.
- The purpose of an information text is to provide true and factual information to inform the reader on a topic.
- Information texts are written in the third person, using some second person to engage the reader.
- Headings and subheadings are key features that organise an information text into sections for the reader.
- An information text about an author provides information about their life, e.g. childhood, inspiration, jobs and books.
Vocabulary To Learn
- information text: a form of non-fiction writing that provides true and factual information about someone or something
- feature: refers to the distinctive characteristics that belong to a text type
- author: the person responsible for crafting the words that make up a text
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Children may find it difficult to understand the difference between layout features and linguistic features.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
Information texts are a form of non-fiction writing that provide information about someone or something. The purpose of an information text is to provide true and factual information to inform the reader on a topic.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'information text'
a form of non-fiction writing that provides true and factual information about someone or something.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Children may find it difficult to understand the difference between layout features and linguistic features. Correction: This lesson focuses primarily on layout features to support children in understanding how to organise and structure information in an information text. Explain that the linguistic features refer to the type of language used and explore examples.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Generating information about authors to prepare to write an information text Study Guide
- Planning and writing the introduction of an information text about an author Study Guide
- Planning the first section of an information text about an author Study Guide
- Planning the second section of an information text about an author Study Guide
- Writing the first section of an information text about an author Study Guide
- Writing the second section of an information text about an author Study Guide
Browse all guides in the Year 2 English guide library.