Key learning points

1. The purpose of the introduction is to engage the reader, introduce the author and provide general information.
2. An information text begins with a heading about the whole text and a subheading for the introduction.
3. There are four main sentence types (a statement, a question, a command and an exclamation).
4. Using a variety of sentence types in your introduction helps to engage and inform the reader.
5. The text is mainly written in third person to inform the reader, with the use of some second person to engage them.

Keywords

• Introduction - the opening section of a non-fiction text that encourages the reader to read on

• Statement - a type of simple sentence that expresses a fact or an opinion and ends with a full stop

• Question - a type of simple sentence that asks the reader for an answer and ends with a question mark

• Command - a type of simple sentence that tells someone to do something and can end with an exclamation mark

• Exclamation - a type of simple sentence that expresses strong emotion or surprise

Common misconception