4/22/2024

HISD 3rd Grade

Read Write

Informational
April 22, 2024

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TEKS: 3.10C Explain the author’s use of print and graphic features to achieve specific purposes.

LO: SWBAT explain the author’s use of print
and graphic features to achieve specific
purposes in informational text.

DOL: Given an informational text, SW correctly
explain the author’s use of print and graphic
features to achieve specific purposes in at
least 4 out of 5 questions.

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Do Now

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Academic Vocabulary

Text Features
Graphic Feature

part of a text, such
a punctuation,
label, or style that
calls out important
points.

a visual that gives
supporting
information

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Fiction

VS.

Informational

Text

Fiction are stories that
are not true but could
happen in real life.

- The People Reader
- Ling’s First Day

Informational texts
give information about
a topic

- Animal Helpers
- Koko the Gorilla
- Wild Elephants

Forever

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Authors include

❏ Text features
❏ Graphic features

to help to reader comprehend the
information.

It is our job to stop and pay
attention to the features used
in a text and explain how it
achieves a purpose.

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What are reasons authors use print and

graphic features in a text?

It helps the reader
understand an idea

in the text.

It helps draw’s

reader’s attention and

help to explain

information in the text.

It helps author’s

explain information

in the text.

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Text Feature

Purpose

It names the topic of each section of the text

It explains what a photograph or illustration is
about

Boldface

Heading/ subheading

Captions

It can show emphasis on a concept or that the
word can be found in the glossary

Italics
It can show emphasis and importance on a
concept

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Graphic Feature

Purpose

Shows what something looks like

Explains information or how
something works in a visual way

It shows important events in order

Photos, images, and illustrations

Map

Diagram

Timelines

Shows where places/events are located

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Apply To Text

We will examine today’s text
by looking at how the author
uses graphic and text features
to achieve a specific purpose.

Can You Dig It?

Read and annotate

Multiple Choice

Which idea from the selection

does the author best support

by including the section “How Fossils Form”?

• 1. Fossils are primarily formed in mountains or dry riverbeds.

• 1. Paleontologists use special tools to extract fossils.

• 1. Fossils can be formed from either plants and animals.

• 1. The word "fossil" originates from a term meaning "to dig up."

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is best supported by the photograph next to paragraph 7?

• 1. Sometimes, paleontologists might remove a large piece of rock that has a fossil inside it.

• 1. They have to be careful when removing fossils. 

• 1. Finally, when the fossil is freed from the rock, it needs to be cleaned.

• 1. Paleontologists use small paintbrushes or toothbrushes to clean away dirt and mud. 

Multiple Choice

What is the most likely reason the
author includes the section, “Removing Fossils”?

• 1. To explain how fossils form in different environments

• 1. To describe the tools and techniques used by paleontologists

• 1. To emphasize the importance of protecting fossils during extraction

• 1. To highlight the role of fossils in understanding prehistoric life

Multiple Select

Which print and graphic features does the author use to
achieve specific purposes in the text?

Select TWO correct answers. 

• 1. Diagrams to illustrate the steps of fossil removal 

• 1. Bold words to highlight key vocabulary words related to fossils 

• 1. Photographs to show paleontologists at work in the science lab

• 1. Captions with images to explain the process of fossil formation 

• 1. Headings to highlight the main topics and organize information in the text

Multiple Choice

What is the most likely reason that the
author includes the caption
under the image next to paragraph 1?

• 1. To provide additional context for the image

• 1. To offer an explanation of the rocks

• 1. To label the erosion

• 1. To show the bones in the dirt

Multiple Choice

What is the most likely reason the
author includes the section,
“Digging up Fossils”?

• 1. To describe the methods used by paleontologists to study fossils

• 1. To explain the difference between body fossils and trace fossils

• 1. To provide examples of fossil discoveries made by scientists

• 1. To highlight the significance of fossils in scientific research

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SCR: How did the author use text and graphic features to help the
reader understand today’s text? Include some features that helped
you as a reader.

The author used text and graphic features to help the
reader …

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Given an informational
text, SW correctly
explain the author’s
use of print and
graphic features to
achieve specific
purposes in at least 4
out of 5 questions.