Learning Objective(s)
- Students will identify the title, table of contents, index, glossary, heading, image, label, caption, and diagram from a text.
- Students will explain how text features help a reader locate and understand information.
Standard(s)
READS - Florida’s K-12 Integrated Library Media Reading Guidelines
- Read 1.3 Use community resources for recreational and informational needs
English Language Arts B.E.S.T. Standards
- ELA.3.R.2.1 Explain how text features contribute to meaning and identify the text structures of chronology, comparison, and cause/effect in texts.
- ELA.4.R.2.1 Explain how text features contribute to the meaning and identify the text structures of problem/solution, sequence, and description in texts.
- ELA.5.R.2.1 Explain how text structures and/or features contribute to the overall meaning of texts.
Essential Question(s)
- How do text features help you find information?
Key Vocabulary
- title: the name of a book, poem, play, picture, song, or the like
- table of contents: what is written in a book
- index: a list of what is in a book, telling on what pages to find each thing
- glossary: a list of special, technical, or hard words, usually in alphabetical order, with explanations or comments
- heading: the title of a page, chapter, or topic
- image: a likeness or copy
- label: a word or short phrase used to describe some person, thing, or idea
- caption: a title under a picture explaining it or a title at the head of a page, chapter, poem, or the like
- diagram: a drawing or sketch showing important parts of a thing
Source: World Book Student
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