How do you outline an informational text?

In this lesson you will learn how to outline an informational

text by grouping facts into chapters.

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An informational text gives facts about a non-fiction topic.

Animal Survival Table of Contents:

• Natural Adaptations• Controlled Adaptations• Camouflage• Aggressive

Mimicry/Luring

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Writing Process

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Write Drafts

Revise and Edit

Generate Ideas

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Write the table of contents’ chapter titles at the top of each page.

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2 Add bullet points of all facts and information related to the chapter title.

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Write the table of contents’ chapter titles at the top of each page.

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Natural Adaptations

Camouflage Mimicry/Luring

Controlled Adaptations

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2 Natural Adaptations

• Animals programmed to stay alive.

• Skin and hair match environment

• Teeth, claws, and tails help with daily life

Animal CamouflageAnimals are programmed to survive. They must have ways to stay safe from predators. The best way to do this is to keep from being seen in the first place.

Imagine a yellowish-brown lion in tall grass of the same color. Camouflage helps it stay hidden as it tracks.

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2 Controlled Adaptations

• Chameleons change color to signal each other

• Coleoids change color to match environment

• Possums playing dead and body goes rigid

Animal CamouflageWhen people think of animal camouflage chameleons often come to mind. These lizards use color change to signal each other.

Camouflage WizardsColeoids have skin that can morph into an amazing variety of colors, shapes, textures, and patterns. What’s more, the change can occur in an instant.

Let’s ReviewCore Lesson

Write the table of contents’ chapter titles at the top of each page.

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2 Add bullet points of all facts and information related to the chapter title.

In this lesson you learned how to outline an informational text

by grouping facts into chapters.

Let’s ReviewGuided Practice

Using your own resources, add bullet-point notes to the pages of your table of contents’ titles.

Let’s ReviewExtension Activities

Practice good note-taking. Think of a topic you know a lot about and fill a page with notes remembering to:

•Write short phrases• Use lots of vocabulary words• Include interesting examples

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Find a group of students and take turns reading bullet points for each table of contents’ topic. See if they can guess which topic your notes are for. If not, work together to create specific notes.

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Using your own resources, add bullet-point notes to the pages of your table of contents’ titles.