English Lesson  -  Text Features

Text Features - Use text features (e.g., headings, subheadings, formatting) as appropriate to signal simple relationships between ideas.
0601.3.9
 
Text Features - Use text features to locate information and make meaning from text (e.g., headings, key words, captions, tables of contents, footnotes, illustrations).
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Use Text Features - Use text features to locate information and make meaning from text (e.g., headings, key words, captions, footnotes).
SPI 0601.6.3

Discuss what text features are. Explain that they may include:

Go over the meanings of each of these. Check out the websites below to aid in further understanding.

Captions Help Tell the Story http://www.tv411.org/lessons/cfm/reading.cfm?str=reading&num=2&act=4&que=1
Students look at three pictures and try to determine which caption fits best.

Read All About It http://www.tv411.org/lessons/cfm/reading.cfm?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.

Reading Headlines http://www.tv411.org/lessons/cfm/reading.cfm?str=reading&num=2&act=3&que=1
Students read eight headlines and try to determine what the article is about.

Take Notes - evaluate what items should be included in the opening paragraph of a news story

News Stories with Comprehension Quizzes [from the BBC] - (1) White loafers and passport control, (2) Hungry ferret causes rail scare, (3) Dyslexic boy's site wins top award, (4) Otters head for towns and cities, (5) Demolition fears after city blaze.

News Quiz Archive - over 50 news stories from the BBC - Choose carefully, not all of these would be appropriate for 6th grade students. Also, take a look at a section of stories which include math in the news and the quiz

 

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