Interactive Text Type 

 
Directions​: ​Explore​ the text type assigned to your group. First, l​ ook through​ some of the 
example “mentor texts” for your text type. Then, ​try out​ the resources. Be ready to s​ hare 
answers to the questions below with the whole class. 
Interactive Text Type Options: 

Text Type  Examples - Mentor Texts  Resources 

Feature Article:   Any of the main articles in  Canva 

a long-form article in a  Junior​ ​Scholastic​, ​Upfront​, 
magazine or journal with text  National​ ​Geographic​, ​Scope​, 
features (images, subtitles,  etc.  
infographics, etc.). 

Ebola - CDC  Weebly 

   
Website:  
Ebola - WHO  Wix 
an online informational text.  
 
Google Sites 

101 Infographic E ​ xamples  Easelly 

Infographic:     
a graphic representation of  Any of the templates on  Infogram 
an informational text, driven  Easelly o​ r ​Venngage​.   
by images, charts, and other    Canva 
text features  Print infographics from   
National​ ​Geographic​.   Venngage 

Documentary:  AJ+ Mini Docs  Find your own resources and 

a video informational text.  use your own technology. 

Screencast:   Mr. Buckwalter’s Screencasts  Screencastify 

a slides presentation with     
narration.   Crash Course John Green  Screencast-o-matic 

Youth Radio - I’m a  Find your own resources and 

Cheerleader, Here’s Why I  use your own technology. 
Podcast: 
Take a Knee 
an audio recording of an 
411 Teen - Fake News 
informational text. 
Stuff You Should Know - 
Ebola 
 

 
 Interactive Text Type 
 
Directions​: ​Explore​ the text type assigned to your group. First, l​ ook through​ some of the 
example “mentor texts” for your text type. Then, ​try out​ the resources. Be ready to s​ hare 
answers to the questions below with the whole class. 
Mini-Presentations: be ready to share answers to the following questions 

● What is a(n) ______________________? 

● Show us an example of what a(n) _______ looks / sounds like. 
● How is a(n) ______________ different from an informative essay? 
● How is a(n) ______________ similar to an informative essay? 
● What are some other characteristics of a(n) _______________________? 
● What are some resources that you could use to create a(n) _____________? 
● How do those resources work? 
● Show us what the resources look like / how they work.