1. Informational Text Fiction vs. Nonfiction What is Informational Text? Understanding Nonfiction/ Informational Text

2. Fiction vs. Nonfiction Fiction Not true/made up Plot (exposition, hook, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution) Setting Characters Theme Point of View Nonfiction True Theme (thesis statement) Main Idea Details - accurate –Evidence/support –Facts Audience Can become outdated

3. Informational Text Factual information - people, places, things –newspaper –science textbook –cookbook –diaries, biographies, autobiographies –websites –how-to books

4. Text Features Text Features Help Students Understand Informational Text Examples of Text Features With Definitions Explanations for How Text Features Help Readers Understanding Informational Text

5. Text Features Physical features of text Highlight important content Help locate and learn information

6. Text Features Categories/Types: 1.Organizational – help reader move through text 2.Print – make words stand out 3.Graphic – help reader visualize text

7. Text Features - Purposes Organize information table of contents index glossary appendix atlas

8. Text Features - Purposes Signal important information heading subheading bold/highlighted print italics underlining font (italicized print) bullets

9. Text Features - Purposes Expand meaning of text illustrations sidebars/textboxes maps charts/tables time lines graphs asterisk caption

10. Where do you find this in a nonfiction book? Table of Contents Lists the major parts of a book with page numbers Outlines the main topics or points Helps locate information Shows organization Table of Contents Chapter 1: All About Animals Animal Adaptations ……..Page 1 Animal Food……….……..Page 2 Animal Habitats. ………..Page 3 Animal Homes..……….…Page 4 Chapter 2: All About Plants Photosynthesis ………….Page 5 Types of Plants ………….Page 6 Where would a reader find information about where an animal lives?

11. Where is this located? Index Lists key names, terms, events, and topics with page numbers Help find pages that contain specific information A Abu Simbel, temple of, p73 Acadia, Canada, 212-213 Acid rain, 396, c396-c397, 396-397 Animal Adaptations p1 Animal Food p2 Animal Habitats p3 Animal Homes p5 Where would a reader find information in the text about acid rain?

12. A Glossary is like a mini dictionary. It is always found where? Glossary Lists key terms in alphabetical order Defines key words Tells how to pronounce a word Aids learning and understanding A Acid rain (AS ihd rayn) rain that carries certain kind of pollution. Adapt (uh DAPT) to change in order to survive in new environments How would the glossary help the reader understand text about animal adaptations?

13. When should you read the title? Titles Tell main idea Help the reader by letting them know what they are about to read Provide focus Aids in making connections between what they already know and the text What do the titles of the articles in these newspapers tell you?

14. Can be found _________ the title or main heading. Subheadings divide text into sections tell the main idea printed in large or bold type help the reader to locate information in the text by telling them where to look Helpful Ants Although ants are frustrating when they get in homes, ants do help the environment. They help control the population of damaging pests such as termites. Types of Ants Types of ants include fire ants, which cause a painful sting, and carpenter ants, which damage wood structures while nest building. Other types of ants include honey, pharaoh, house, Argentine, and the thief ant. Another word for subheading is sub_____

15. How do the words in italics help the reader understand the text? Text (Bold, Color, Underline, & Italics) sends signals about how to read the content used to emphasize draws readers’ attention to important information The Wetlands of the South Why are the South’s wetlands so important? The Okefenokee (oh kuh fuh NOH kee) Swamp is a large wetland in the South. A wetland is a place where the ground is soaked with water for at least part of the year.

16. How might these photos help the reader understand the text? Photographs Illustrations help picture the information give additional information Work with the words and headings to teach material explain difficult sections

17. Captions explain a picture or illustration Aid understanding of information that may or may not be in text Photo by MARCIN SZCZEPANSKI These gold coins were found on the ocean floor! How does this caption help the reader understand the picture?

18. What is the MAIN purpose of the textbox below—what color is it? Textbox/Sidebar include interesting facts or important information the author wants the reader to know. create interest or emphasize important information The textboxes above asks the reader a question.

19. How would a map of the United States help the reader understand an article about Texas? Maps Show basic shape of the land and bodies of water Identify names of places Help reader picture or visualize locations Help reader understand where an event happens Help reader understand how far away an event took place

20. Diagrams shows how something works explains something Must read titles, labels, captions, and numbered parts Help in understanding steps, how objects are made, or information in the text How could this diagram help the reader understand volcanoes?

21. Tables/Charts summarize large amounts of information compare information in the text How would a table about volcano eruptions help the reader understand volcanoes?

22. Timelines show important events in chronological order help to better understand how one event caused or effected another event How would a timeline help a reader understand why some older people aren’t knowledgeable about computers?

23. Hints for Reading Social Studies & Science Textbooks Read lesson title, introduction, and headings –Headings may be at the top or side of the page Decide what the topic and main idea are Remember the boldface words Study the graphic aids Read the captions Use the QAR to answer text questions

24. What Text Features Can YOU find??

25. Works Cited Adapted from “Nonfiction Text Features.” Pender County Schools. www.pendercountyschools.net/cms/One.aspx?portalId= 3727476&pageId=11080977 www.pendercountyschools.net/cms/One.aspx?portalId= 3727476&pageId=11080977