Library Skills: Text Features

This site provides a variety of activities for the library skills of text features. Find resources for educators to teach and reinforce nonfiction text features. Includes eThemes Resources for writing nonfiction.

Grades

• 1,
• 2,
• 3

Links

• Traveling Terrain: Comprehending Nonfiction Text on the Web

  This site provides students practice in identifying text features of nonfiction text in a Web format.

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• Using Science Texts to Teach the Organizational Features of Nonfiction

  See this cooperative lesson for students as they explore the organizational features of nonfiction texts. Students create a two-page spreadsheet using these features to present their information.

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• Five Day Unit Plan for Teaching Text Features

  This site gives students practice with a variety of nonfiction text, using text features and text structures. Hand-outs are provided. NOTE: This site contains ads.

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• Interactive Text Feature Wall

  This site for educators provides directions for using an Interactive Text Wall in their classroom.

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• Textmapping: Worth the Work! (Teaching Nonfiction Text Features)

  This activity is for students to practice identifying text features in a "treasure hunt" format.

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• Text Features

  This Powerpoint presentation of text features helps students understand nonfiction text. NOTE: This site contains ads.

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• Nonfiction Text

  Discover how to search and find activities for students to tally nonfiction text features. Additional lessons on vocabulary and how to read nonfiction are included.

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• Nonfiction Text Vocabulary Flashcards

  This site provides an interactive activity for students using nonfiction text features. NOTE: This site contains ads.

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• Teach Text Features and Read Nonfiction

  This site provides guided practice for students learning how text features in nonfiction will enhance their comprehension. NOTE: This site contains ads.

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• eThemes Resource: Writing: Nonfiction

  These sites are about non-fiction (expository) writing. Includes definitions and descriptions of this genre. Includes lesson plans, outlines, and activities. eThemes Resources on graphic organizers, research reports, biographies, and newspaper production are linked.

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Education Standards

• AL
  • 12.4
  • 3.12
  • 4.4
  • 5.6
  • 7
  • 7
  • 7
• MO
  • R.2.A.b
  • R.2.A.b
  • W.3.A.a
• ME
  • A3.a
  • A3.b
  • C1.b
• NV
  • 6.5.8.2.d
  • 6.6.8.1.d
• OK
  • A.5.1.c
  • A.5.1.e
• DE
  • 1.1
  • 2.4bI/T.1

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Created: December 01, 2010 at 15:59 | Updated: May 29, 2012 at 18:00