4T’s Write Up A Storm
What are the 4T’s ? Title/ Author Text Features Text Format Text Structure
Title Author Source : Author: Text Structure Text Features Text Format
Text Features Text features include all the components of a story or article that are not the main body of text. These include the table of contents, index, glossary, headings, bold words, sidebars, pictures and captions, and labeled diagrams.
Title Author Bold Words Photo Caption Map
We Do
Title Author Source : Author: Text Structure Text Features Text Format
Your Turn!
Title : “Should the Show Go On?” Author: Joe Bubar Source ::Scholastic News Author:
Title : “Should the Show Go On?” Author: Joe Bubar Source ::Scholastic News r: Text Features Photo Subtitle Heading Caption Bold words Words to Know
Text Format
Title : “Should the Show Go On?” Author: Joe Bubar Source ::Scholastic News Text Features Photo Subtitle Heading Caption Bold words Words to Know Text Format article
Sequence 1 3 2
Cause / Effect
Title : “Should the Show Go On?” Author: Joe Bubar Source ::Scholastic News : Text Features Photo Subtitle Heading Caption Bold words Words to Know Text Structure Cause/Effect Text Format article
Repeated Reading Repeated reading is a strategic approach designed to increase reading fluency and comprehension.
Teachers
Day 1 Read passage in a whispery voice Student circle unfamiliar words Number the passage for orientation Text Features/ Text Formats Students read together as a group using active reading
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Day 2 Students read the passage chorally with fluency and prosody. Identify Text Structure/ Main Idea Students read passage again chorally.
Day 3 Error Analysis Students read the passage chorally with fluency and prosody. Teacher targets language skill with error analysis . Comprehension questions Students read passage chorally
could you measure a Gorilla. just how tall might heshe be.
Day 4 CLOZE Students read the passage chorally with fluency and prosody. Students complete the cloze Read the passage chorally.
Assessment Ready chorally once again. Students put passage away Students then summarize what they learned.