Students explore the special parts of nonfiction — headings, captions, diagrams, glossaries — and learn how each one helps a reader find and understand information faster.
Students will be able to…
Nonfiction books have parts that stories don’t — bold words, headings, captions, diagrams. Why are they there, and how do they help you?
Project this and tap each text feature. Have students record what each one is for and where they’d find it in a nonfiction book.
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Flip through a nonfiction book — what’s different?
Teacher uses a feature to find info.
Class uses the Feature Finder.
Students hunt features in a text.
Students share a useful feature.
Aligned to the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.
Use text features and search tools to locate information relevant to a given topic efficiently.
Use information gained from illustrations and the words in a text to demonstrate understanding.
Interpret information presented visually, orally, or quantitatively and explain how it contributes.
Ask and answer questions, referring explicitly to the text.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have students write a one-page nonfiction book about a topic they know, adding a heading, a caption, a bold word, and a glossary. A printable mini-book template is in the ELA library.
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A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.