Informational Text Text Features OCS English I II

Informational Text – Text Features OCS English I & II Mrs. Bonifay

Text features are parts of informational (nonfiction) text other than the body that help the reader understand the content more clearly.

Power. Points • Power. Point Presentation http: //www. authorstream. com/Presentation/ttravis-57862 -Text. Features-Table-Contents-Index-Glossary-Titles-Subheadings. Bold-Color-Education-ppt-powerpoint/ • http: //www. authorstream. com/Presentation/wkuliteracy 102604 -text-features-readingskills-education-ppt-powerpoint/ • Text Features Power. Point http: //www. cgrove 417. org/cghs/KASL/Handouts/Text_Featur es. ppt • Text Features Power. Point http: //jc-schools. net/dynamic/LA/ppt/Text_Features. ppt

Practice with Captions • Captions Help Tell the Story http: //www. tv 411. org/lessons/cfm/reading. cfm ? str=reading&num=2&act=4&que=1 Students look at three pictures and try to determine which caption fits best.

Practice with Newspapers • Read All About It http: //www. tv 411. org/lessons/cfm/reading. cfm ? str=reading&num=2&act=2&que=1 Newspapers are divided into standard sections. Students use sections to predict where types of stories would be found.

Practice with Headlines • Reading Headlines http: //www. tv 411. org/lessons/cfm/reading. cfm ? str=reading&num=2&act=3&que=1 Students read eight headlines and try to determine what the article is about.

Organizers • http: //t 4. jordan. k 12. ut. us/cbl/images/litfac/binfo. pdf • Web Walk http: //www. barbbumgardner. com/Graphics/pdf_files/ Web. Walk. pdf • Inside a News Story http: //www. timeforkids. com/TFK/class/pdfs/2006 F/0 60901_wr 2. pdf • NONFICTION TEXT FEATURES http: //www. slc. k 12. ut. us/staff/larmad/science/pages/R eading%20 Strategies/textfeatures. pdf

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