Identifying Text Features for 3rd Graders

This video tutorial introduces text features, explaining their role in enhancing comprehension of informational texts. It covers various types of text features such as headings, captions, labels, and more, with examples. The lesson includes activities using QR codes to identify text features, a writing task, and a fun quiz to reinforce learning. The tutorial concludes with additional resources for further exploration.

What is the primary purpose of text features in informational texts?

• To confuse the reader with additional information

• To increase the length of the text

• To assist readers in understanding the text better

• To make the text look more appealing

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What text feature is used to describe what a photo is about?

• Glossary

• Caption

• Heading

• Label

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Which text feature is specifically designed to highlight important words in a text?

• Index

• Bold Print

• Table of Contents

• Italics

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What is the function of a map as a text feature?

• To provide definitions

• To locate a specific area

• To show data in numbers

• To list chapter titles

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How does a graph function as a text feature?

• By presenting data or information visually

• By providing synonyms for words

• By illustrating a concept with a drawing

• By showing relationships between words

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What is the purpose of the activity involving QR codes?

• To test the students' ability to draw

• To identify different text features in images

• To memorize the definitions of text features

• To learn how to use a QR scanner

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What distinguishes an illustration from a photo?

• An illustration is drawn by an artist

• An illustration is a real image captured by a camera

• A photo is always in black and white

• A photo is drawn by an artist

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What is the main goal of the writing assignment about reindeers?

• To find and explain the most helpful text feature

• To draw a reindeer

• To create a new text feature

• To list all the text features

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What is the purpose of the quiz at the end of the lesson?

• To review the lesson's content in a fun way

• To introduce new text features

• To teach how to use a QR scanner

• To confuse the students with tricky questions

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What are students encouraged to do with the supplemental activity?

• To write an essay about text features

• To draw their own text features

• To explore and identify text features around their house

• To ignore the text features

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