Explore Informative Writing Examples

Informative texts provide information about a particular topic using facts. To achieve this purpose, informative texts use clear and direct language. Some examples of the language features of information reports include:

• Subject-specific vocabulary
• Verbs in the present tense
• Adjectives
• Comparative language
• Cause and effect phrases
• Time connectives

This resource has been designed by our expert teacher team to help your students identify these key language features within the context of an information report. Students are required to read each text, then colour-code it according to the language features used. 

The information reports included in this resource are:

• The Great Barrier Reef
• Cyclones
• The Giant Squid

This resource downloads as a black-and-white printable PDF or an editable Google Slides file. The download also includes an answer key to make marking fast and easy. 

This set of information report examples will equip your students with the skills they need to navigate the world of informative writing with confidence.

Lesson Ideas for These Information Report Worksheets

This set of information report examples can be used in various ways in your classroom. Here are some suggestions from our teacher team:

• Whole-Class Activity – Display one of the texts on your interactive whiteboard. Read through the text together as a class, then invite various students to come up and highlight the targeted language features using different colours. 
• Collaborative Group Activity –Divide the class into groups and assign each group one of the information report examples. Have the students collaborate to complete the colour-coding task. 
• Independent Activity – Now that the students have had two experiences with the colour-coding activity, assign them the third information report to colour-code as an individual activity.

Download and Explore Informative Language Features

Use the Download button above to access your preferred version of this informative writing worksheet pack. (Note: You will be prompted to make a copy of the Google Slides template on your personal drive before accessing it.)

As this resource contains answer sheets, you may wish to print one copy only, then remove the answer sheet before making further copies for your students.

Please consider printing these worksheets double-sided for sustainability purposes.

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