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Writing Information Reports Teaching Slides

Updated: 24 Aug 2024

Teach your students the features of information reports using this detailed slideshow targeted at upper primary school students.

Editable: PowerPoint, Google Slides
Pages: 1 Page
Years: 5 - 6

Curriculum

VC2E5LA03

Describe how different types of texts use language features and are typically organised into characteristic stages and phases, depending on purposes <ul> <li>becoming familiar with the typical stages and language features of types of texts such as narrative, procedure, argument, explanation, discussion and informative texts, and how they can be composed in written, digital and multimedia forms to achieve their purpose</li> <li>recognising that paragraphs vary in their function and how they are organised in a text and between different types of texts, for example the differences between paragraphs in a narrative, an argument and a procedure</li> <li>describing the stages and phases, and purposes, of narratives, historical recounts, procedural recounts, causal explanations, discussions of alternative positions on an issue, information reports, reviews and types of poems</li> </ul>
VC2E5LY08

Explain characteristic features used to meet the purpose and audience in different types of texts <ul> <li>explaining how the features of a text advocating community action (for example, action on a local area preservation issue) are used to meet the purpose of the text</li> <li>explaining how characters are used to deliver the message in persuasive texts; for example, explaining how characters are used to present persuasive messages about health issues in advertising, and considering why characters have been used instead of real people</li> </ul>
VC2E6LY07

Analyse how text structures and language features work together to meet the purpose of a text and engage and influence audiences <ul> <li>comparing the structure and language features of different texts, including print and digital sources on similar topics, and evaluating which features best aid navigation and clear communication about the topic</li> </ul>

teaching resource

Writing Information Reports Teaching Slides

Updated: 24 Aug 2024

Teach your students the features of information reports using this detailed slideshow targeted at upper primary school students.

Editable: PowerPoint, Google Slides
Pages: 1 Page
Years: 5 - 6

Teach your students the features of information reports using this detailed slideshow targeted at upper primary school students.

Teach the Features of an Information Report

If you’re about to embark on an informative writing unit with your students, don’t start until you have checked out this information report teaching presentation from Teach Starter!

This 16-slide teaching presentation will help you explain all the fundamental features of an information report to your students. The slideshow contains various examples of information reports for you to read and analyse with your class, as well as several review activities to make sure your students are grasping the concepts presented. Links to additional Teach Starter resources are also included in the presentation.

By engaging with this resource, your students will be writing detailed information reports in no time!

Features of This Informative Writing PowerPoint

This PowerPoint is jam-packed with information and activities to help your students learn all there is to know about the features of information reports. Some of the slides include:

What are information reports?
Information report structure
T-Rex information report
Water information report
Information report language
Show what you know activities

Download to Explore the Features of Information Reports

This slideshow downloads as either a Microsoft PowerPoint or Google Slides presentation. Use the dropdown menu on the Download button to access your preferred version. (Note: You will be prompted to make a copy of the Google Slides presentation before accessing it.)

Project the resource onto your screen and work through the slides as a class for a paperless writing lesson!

Resources to Complement This Information Report PowerPoint

This resource can be paired perfectly with several others from our collection. Click below to browse some activities to accompany this PowerPoint:

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Information Report Fact Files and Scaffolding Sheet

Use this set of 5 fact files and information report scaffold sheet to support your students in writing a detailed and well-structured information report.

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5 Information Report Writing Prompts

Use this set of 5 writing prompts to assess your students’ informative writing skills.

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Identifying Informative Language Worksheets

Explore the types of language found in informative writing using this set of three information reports on a variety of age-appropriate topics.

Curriculum

VC2E5LA03

Describe how different types of texts use language features and are typically organised into characteristic stages and phases, depending on purposes <ul> <li>becoming familiar with the typical stages and language features of types of texts such as narrative, procedure, argument, explanation, discussion and informative texts, and how they can be composed in written, digital and multimedia forms to achieve their purpose</li> <li>recognising that paragraphs vary in their function and how they are organised in a text and between different types of texts, for example the differences between paragraphs in a narrative, an argument and a procedure</li> <li>describing the stages and phases, and purposes, of narratives, historical recounts, procedural recounts, causal explanations, discussions of alternative positions on an issue, information reports, reviews and types of poems</li> </ul>
VC2E5LY08

Explain characteristic features used to meet the purpose and audience in different types of texts <ul> <li>explaining how the features of a text advocating community action (for example, action on a local area preservation issue) are used to meet the purpose of the text</li> <li>explaining how characters are used to deliver the message in persuasive texts; for example, explaining how characters are used to present persuasive messages about health issues in advertising, and considering why characters have been used instead of real people</li> </ul>
VC2E6LY07

Analyse how text structures and language features work together to meet the purpose of a text and engage and influence audiences <ul> <li>comparing the structure and language features of different texts, including print and digital sources on similar topics, and evaluating which features best aid navigation and clear communication about the topic</li> </ul>

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