Information Text – Text Features SPI 0601.6.3 Use text features to locate information and make meaning from text (e.g., headings, key words, captions,

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Information Text – Text Features SPI Use text features to locate information and make meaning from text (e.g., headings, key words, captions, footnotes).

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

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Practice with Captions Captions Help Tell the Story m?str=reading&num=2&act=4&que=1 Students look at three pictures and try to determine which caption fits best.Captions Help Tell the Story m?str=reading&num=2&act=4&que=1 Students look at three pictures and try to determine which caption fits best. m?str=reading&num=2&act=4&que=1 m?str=reading&num=2&act=4&que=1

Practice with Newspapers Read All About It m?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.Read All About It m?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. m?str=reading&num=2&act=2&que=1 m?str=reading&num=2&act=2&que=1

Practice with Headlines Reading Headlines m?str=reading&num=2&act=3&que=1 Students read eight headlines and try to determine what the article is about.Reading Headlines m?str=reading&num=2&act=3&que=1 Students read eight headlines and try to determine what the article is about. m?str=reading&num=2&act=3&que=1 m?str=reading&num=2&act=3&que=1

Organizers Web Walk /WebWalk.pdfWeb Walk /WebWalk.pdf /WebWalk.pdf /WebWalk.pdf Inside a News Story /060901_wr2.pdfInside a News Story /060901_wr2.pdf /060901_wr2.pdf /060901_wr2.pdf NONFICTION TEXT FEATURES Reading%20Strategies/textfeatures.pdfNONFICTION TEXT FEATURES Reading%20Strategies/textfeatures.pdf Reading%20Strategies/textfeatures.pdf Reading%20Strategies/textfeatures.pdf

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