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Lesson Plan

Analyzing Text Features

Want students to use text features in their writing? Begin by having them examine the text features that they see in informational books.
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Learning Objectives

Students will understand how text features are used in informational text.

Introduction

(15 minutes)
  • Ask, “What is an informational book?” Explain that informational books give you information. They differ from fiction books, which tell made-up stories. Informational books are also called nonfiction.
  • Ask, “What makes fiction books different from nonfiction?” Make a chart on the board of students' responses.