1. Voice: How do you gather information from nonfiction text features
Voice: How do you gather information from nonfiction text features? For example, what do these features tell us about the article?

3. Let’s Review: We know nonfiction texts give us facts about a topic
Let’s Review: We know nonfiction texts give us facts about a topic. There are many topics authors choose to write about in nonfiction texts.

4. Voice: We also know before we begin reading a nonfiction text, a reader must first gather information from the text features.
Nonfiction text features, such as a title, photo, and caption, have a purpose: This means, the author included the features in the article for a reason- to give the reader important information about the topic.

5. Voice: Let’s talk about a common mistake
Voice: Let’s talk about a common mistake. Oftentimes readers will notice text features such as a title, photo, and caption, however they are unsure how to use those features to gather information about the topic.

6. What does the feature tell me about the topic
Locate features
What does the feature tell me about the topic
Jot it down
In this lesson, we will learn how to get ready to read by gathering information from the nonfiction text features in our article, Ever Wondered what Washington was like as a kid. To do this, we will first locate the text features, then we will ask ourselves what does this feature tell me about the topic, and lastly, we will jot what we know.

7. To jot what you know, all you need is a pencil and a sticky note
To jot what you know, all you need is a pencil and a sticky note. We will practice jotting information about the topic together.

8. Voice: Let’s start locating text features on the first page of our article. What nonfiction text features do you see? I see a title, photo, and caption.

9. Voice: Let’s get ready to jot- but first we need to ask, what does the title, photo, and caption tell me about the topic? In the title, I’m noticing the name Washington- so I know this article is about a person, Washington- we also know this article will tell us about Washington when he was a child. From the caption, we can see this article is about George Washington. So here is what I wrote on my first sticky note: This article is about a person, George Washington, when he was a child. If you are unsure who George Washington is, what can you notice about this photo of George Washington? Does this photo look like it was taken recently? From the way George Washington is dressed, with the photo being black and white, I might also jot that George Washington lived a long time ago.

10. Voice: Let’s take a look at the second page of our article
Voice: Let’s take a look at the second page of our article. Can you locate any nonfiction text features? I see an information box, that says Did you Know?

11. Voice: Let’s read the “Did you Know” box and see what information we can gather about the topic. Have you ever looked at a one-dollar bill? If you have, then you may recognize George Washington. His face has been on the bill since The one-dollar bill is the most widely used currency in the United States.
From this box, we know this person, George Washington, is on the one-dollar bill. If George Washington’s face is on the one-dollar bill, the most widely used currency in the United States, this tells me this person must have been very famous! I jotted, George Washington’s face is on the $1 bill. We can also notice that his face has been on the dollar bill since which means he lived before that time.

12. Voice: Let’s take a look at our sticky notes to see what information we gathered from the nonfiction text features and what we already know about the topic of this article. We haven’t started reading, and we know this article is about a famous person, George Washington, who lived before 1869 and whose face is on the $1 bill- we also know we will learn about what George Washington’s life was like when he was a child!

13. Voice: So readers, in conclusion, to help you get ready to read: 1) Locate text features 2) Ask, “what does this feature tell me about the topic?” and 3) Jot what you know

14. In this lesson you have learned how to get ready to read by gathering information from nonfiction text features.

15. Locate text features
Ask yourself, “What does this feature tell me about the topic?”
Jot what you know

18. Brainstorm: What will your article be mostly about
Brainstorm: What will your article be mostly about? Will it be an article about what your life is like as a student? Will it be an article about a trip you took with your family? Will it be an article about an exciting event that happened at school or at home?
Start writing! Don’t forget to include nonfiction text features (title, photo, caption, and information boxes).