11 (D) Text Features

Reading/ Comprehension of Informational Text/ Non-Fiction Students analyze, make inferences and draw conclusions about expository text and provide evidence from the text to support their understanding
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10(D) use titles and illustrations to make predictions about text	14(D) use text features (e.g. table of contents, index, headings) to locate specific information in text		13(D) use text features (e.g. bold print, captions, key words, italics) to locate specific information and make predictions about contents of text	11(D) use multiple features (e.g. guide words, topic and concluding sentences) to gain an overview of the contents of text and to locate information	Use multiple text features and graphics to gain an overview of the contents of text and to locate information
use multiple features  (e.g. guide words, topic and concluding sentences) to gain an overview of the contents of text use multiple features  (e.g. guide words, topic and concluding sentences) to locate information

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Comprehension Toolkit Book 2- Lesson 4 Follow the Text Signpost

Linda Hoyt – RATT – Distinguishing Features of Nonfiction

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Text Feature Posters
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Triple Text Features Match Up

Find the Text Features

Nonfiction Topic Log

Informational Book Scavenger Hunt

Feature Purpose T-Chart

Write Your Own Nonfiction Book with Text Features

Text Features Match Up



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