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Lesson Plan

Charts and Graphs and Diagrams, Oh My!

Students will learn about three nonfiction text features: charts, graphs, and diagrams. They will analyze and interpret the information represented in these visual forms and discover how they aid in the comprehension of nonfiction texts.
Need extra help for EL students? Try the Introduction to Charts and Diagrams pre-lesson.
Grade:
Fourth Grade
Subjects:
English Language Arts
Reading
Reading Comprehension
Text Features
View aligned standards
RI.4.7
Need extra help for EL students? Try the Introduction to Charts and Diagrams pre-lesson.

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to read and analyze charts, graphs, and diagrams.

Introduction

(5 minutes)
  • Tell students that today you will be talking about three specific types of text features: charts, graphs, and diagrams.
  • Explain to students that text features are parts of a book or an article that are not the main body of the text. These features give us more information to help us understand what we are reading.

Beginning

  • Show students real examples of charts, diagrams, and graphs in nonfiction texts.

Intermediate

  • Provide a definition or synonym of "text features" in students' home language.