Reading: A Material World: What is Matter? 3.1.1

Reading: A Material World: What is Matter?
Lesson 3.1.1

Learners can:

• use text structure, in and among texts, to interpret information (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution)

Vocabulary: matter, atom, molecule, element

Curriculum Kit Materials: A Material World: What Is Matter?

​anything that takes up space

Matter

​a basic unit of matter

​​Atom

​a group of atoms joined together, forming the smallest unit of a chemical substance

​​Molecule

​a chemical substance formed from one type of atom only

​​Element

​Words to Know

Today we will begin looking through the text features of our story.

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A Material World: What is Matter?

-fact boxes
-pictures
-diagrams
-headings or subheadings
-glossary
-table of contents
-captions
-index

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​Text Features

The table of contents serves two purposes:

It gives readers an overview of the text's contents and organization.


It allows readers to go directly to a specific section of the text.

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​Table of Contents

Multiple Choice

On which page does the chapter The Big Bang begin?

• 18

• 19

• 20

• 22

Multiple Choice

How many chapters are in this book?

• 12

• 13

• 14

• 15

Pictures or photographs allow readers to visualize what they are reading in the text.

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​Pictures or Photographs

The purpose of a fact box is to provide additional information about a topic that is not always found in the main text.

Fact boxes can help readers understand the topic by emphasizing important information or creating interest

​Fact Boxes

Multiple Choice

What does the fact box on this page teach us about?

• A nuclear power station

• The size of an atom's nucleus

• electrons

• neutrons and protons

They help the reader know what to expect in a specific section.

They break up long texts to make them more readable.

They help the reader locate the information they are most interested in.

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​Heading or Subheading

Multiple Choice

The heading on this page allows us to know we will read about what topic?

• Matter

• Atoms

• Scientists

• Molecules

The purpose of a caption is to explain what is in a picture or illustration, and to provide additional context for the visual content.

​Caption

Diagrams help readers understand information in a visual way, and can help them organize it

​Diagram

Multiple Choice

These two pages show a diagram.

• True

• False

The purpose of a glossary is to help readers understand the content by providing definitions for unfamiliar or specialized words.

​Glossary

The purpose of an index is to help readers find specific information quickly and easily.

An index is an alphabetical list of topics, names, and places in a text, along with the page numbers where they appear.

It's usually found at the end of a text.

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​Index

Multiple Choice

On which page, can we read about cosmos?

• 18

• 19

• 20

• 21

-Get a drink/snack
-Get up/Move Around/Stretch
-Use the bathroom
-Get your materials for ready for writing

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​Break Time