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Writing reports and other kinds of informational pieces is a skill unto itself. It requires an understanding of organizing and sequencing thoughts, tying them together in a way that makes sense to the reader and sometimes a bit of research. It is recommended that students participate in writing their own informational essay on a topic of their choice. This will allow them to apply all that they are learning through the exercises in this unit.

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Informational Text 3

When paired with two types of nonfiction texts, this classic graphic organizer will help students visualize the similarities and differences between the text features of printed text and electronic text.

venn diagram compare and contrast text features of nonfiction printed text and nonfiction electronic text

Venn Diagram: Compare and Contrast Text Features of Nonfiction Printed Text and Nonfiction Electronic Text

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Adjectives in Informational Texts.

glossary adjectives in informational texts

Glossary: Adjectives in Informational Texts

This lesson helps your ELs identify nonfiction text features and explain how they enhance comprehension of the text. Use it as a stand-alone lesson or a support lesson for the Searching for Text Features lesson plan.

text features and their purposes

Text Features and Their Purposes

Describe the facts! This lesson teaches your ELs to identify adjectives and their important role as key details in informational texts. Use it as a stand-alone lesson or as support to the lesson Summarizing Nonfiction Texts.

adjectives in informational texts

Adjectives in Informational Texts

Use this worksheet to practice identifying and describing text features.

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Text Feature Descriptions

Let's practice reading nonfiction texts! In this lesson, teach your ELs about identifying and describing text features. This lesson can be taught on its own or used as support for the lesson Formatting Text Features.

understand text features

Understand Text Features

Text formatting can add a lot of richness to how information is explained. In this lesson students will explore the organization of nonfiction texts and go on a scavenger hunt for different kinds of text formatting features. 

formatting nonfiction text

Formatting Nonfiction Text

Help students appreciate the information they can get from text features!

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Earthquakes: Text Features

Help students match information about text features together in this review worksheet!

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Text Features Sort

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Adjectives in Informational Texts.

vocabulary cards adjectives in informational texts

Vocabulary Cards: Adjectives in Informational Texts

Develop your students’ critical eye with this nonfiction text features checklist! This resource can be used with the Comparing Nonfiction Text Features lesson plan.

nonfiction text features checklist

Nonfiction Text Features Checklist

In this worksheet, readers learn about the fascinating kangaroo, then use both the text and text features to answer questions.

using text features in nonfiction

Using Text Features in Nonfiction

As your students hunt for various text features, they’ll learn that these features provide important information about the text they’re reading!

search for nonfiction text features

Search for Nonfiction Text Features

Learners will practice using nonfiction text features to support their understanding of a short text about the Winter Olympics.

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Nonfiction Text Features: Winter Olympics

Use this lesson to help your ELs use information from text features to better understand the text. It can be a stand-alone lesson or a support lesson for the Text Features: Reading that Makes Sense lesson.

using text features for comprehension

Using Text Features for Comprehension

Text dependent questions are reading comprehension questions that can only be answered by referring to the text. Students have to read the text closely and use inferential thinking to determine the answer. Use this list of text dependent questions for you

text dependent questions for independent reading

Text Dependent Questions for Independent Reading

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Making Text Connections.

glossary making text connections

Glossary: Making Text Connections

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Understand Text Features.

glossary understand text features

Glossary: Understand Text Features

This fun combination of scavenger hunt and bingo is sure to please young learners. Not only will your students increase their knowledge of text features, they'll also enjoy a selection of engaging games.

searching for text features

Searching for Text Features

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Making Text Connections.

vocabulary cards making text connections

Vocabulary Cards: Making Text Connections

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Understand Text Features.

vocabulary cards understand text features

Vocabulary Cards: Understand Text Features

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Text Features and Their Purposes.

glossary text features and their purposes

Glossary: Text Features and Their Purposes

This lesson helps your students practice making text connections so they can write about their reading. It can be taught on its own or serve as a precursor to the Reading Response Letters lesson.

making text connections

Making Text Connections

Improve your students' comprehension of non-fictional reading through this lesson that teaches them about text features. Students will find their own text features and explain why they aid in the reading process.

text features reading that makes sense

Text Features: Reading that Makes Sense

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Using Text Features for Comprehension.

glossary using text features for comprehension

Glossary: Using Text Features for Comprehension

In the worksheet, The Veteran Cathay Williams: Differentiated Text, learners will read about a female veteran who helped pave the way for females to serve in the military. Cathay Williams was the only woman Buffalo Soldier. For a more challenging text, ch

the veteran cathay williams differentiated text

The Veteran Cathay Williams: Differentiated Text

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Text Features and Their Purposes.

vocabulary cards text features and their purposes

Vocabulary Cards: Text Features and Their Purposes

Children will practice using nonfiction text features as they read and interpret a passage about extreme weather.

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Nonfiction Text Features: Wild, Wild Weather

By analzying picture books, students will make connections between the text and the illustrations of a story. They will compare and contrast the text and the illustrations and reflect upon how they impact their comprehension of a text.

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