ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Informational text is nonfiction writing, written with the intention of informing the reader about a specific topic. It is typically found in magazines, science or history books, autobiographies and instruction manuals.

Detailed explanation-2: -Informational text is a subset of the larger category of nonfiction (Duke & Bennett-Armistead, 2003). Its primary purpose is to inform the reader about the natural or social world. Different from fiction, and other forms of nonfiction, informational text does not utilize characters.

Detailed explanation-3: -There are four basic informational text types: literary nonfiction, expository writing, argumentative writing (also known as persuasive writing), and procedural writing.

Detailed explanation-4: -The main purpose of this form of nonfiction is to inform the audience. The following are examples of informative nonfiction: encyclopedias, brochures, maps, telephone books, atlases, history and science texts, pamphlets, a majority of the articles in newspapers and magazines.