Contributions to the Text Activity
Using Contributions to the Text Activity, students explain howthe information contributes to an understanding of the text in which itappears.
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How to teach Using Text Features
Using Contributions to the Text Activity, students explain how
the information contributes to an understanding of the text in which it
appears.
When your students first begin to read, they need to rely on the pictures to help them understand the story being told. This activity pushes them to explain how text features help them understand what they have read better.
Students will read a text of their choice and example how the text feature contributes to their understanding of the text.
Other resources to use with this Contributions to the Text Activity
If you are using this activity, your students are probably learning about using text features.
Use this Text Features Scavenger Hunt Activity as an additional resource for your students.
Introduce this activity by showing your students a passage with multiple text features. Next, students ask students how the text features help them understand the story better.Then, students complete the activity independently or with a partner. Finally, students share their explanations with the class. As students share their ideas, create an anchor chart with examples of text features to use.
Be sure to check out more Text Features Activities.
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