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WRITING T O INFORM

Bite-sized chunks
It’s effective to break down • Avoid using unnecessarily
detailed text into short sections, complicated language that
so that the information is easy may obscure the information.
to find and absorb. Subheadings • Use adverbs, such as carefully
are useful for guiding readers or quickly, in instructions to give
through the text and leading the reader more information on
them to important details. Bullet how to do something.
points divide up the information
even further. Bullet points
divide up the
information.

Not just a
pretty picture
Here are some of
the activities we Adding images and color makes
an informative text look more fun,
have to offer:
but can also make the details
clearer. Diagrams and maps show
Biking
More than 12 miles (19 km) the reader something, rather than
of paved cycle paths are just telling them.
available in the park.

Birdwatching HOW TO GET HERE
Try to spot some of the
262 species of birds Easy instructions
recorded in Yosemite.
Instructions are a type of
informative text. They include
travel directions, recipes, and
Hiking
Get your hiking boots product manuals. They are
80
on and explore the park 120 usually written in a numbered,
by foot. San Francisco 580 Yosemite step-by-step format. Commands
National
Park are also used to give firm and
clear instructions.
Fishing
Following the regulations, Commands tell
see what you can catch in Driving instructions the reader
the lakes and rivers. what to do.
From San Francisco
1. Take the Bay Bridge (Interstate 80) east.
Horse riding 2. Take Interstate 580 east, following signs
Saddle up and enjoy the for Tracy/Stockton to Interstate 205.
park’s majestic views 3. Follow Interstate 205 to Highway 120.
on horseback. 4. Take Highway 120 into Yosemite National Park.

Numbered steps create
an easy-to-follow
sequence.