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Non-Fiction Text Features

Description: 

Students will learn how to use information presented in various types of non-fiction reading material to develop the strategies and skills necessary for comprehending them.  The 10 lessons will include the following non-fiction text features: table of contents, index, glossary, headings and sub-headings,  types of print (bold, italics), maps, labels and captions, diagrams and cutaways, graphs and charts, and sidebar and hyperlinks.  This will prepare them to navigate the many expository texts they will encounter in life including newspapers, brochures, magazines, instruction manuals, maps, etc.  

Link: 
Non-Fiction Text Features
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ojBv_B-Qkf6Tdq0CaWoKrpebeWL1wTMApS0PSbrwnjM/edit
Author: 
lorimoizio
Content Area: 
Language Arts
Language: 
English
Resource Type: 
Unit
Licensing: 
Creative Commons Licence
Grade: 
3

What concepts or procedures are being explained or demonstrated in this lesson object?

Students will be taught how to interpret and explain non fiction text features such as table of contents, index, glossary, headings and sub-headings, types of print (bold, italics), maps, labels and captions, diagrams and cutaways, graphs and charts, and sidebar and hyperlinks.  They will also demonstrate how these features help them to comprehend the text.  

What was your experience, both successes and challenges, using this lesson object with your students?

I will be teaching this unit in a few weeks and I look forward to reflecting on the successes and challenges within the unit.