Use this lesson to help your ELs evaluate the purpose of text features and justify their answers. It can be a stand-alone lesson or used as support for the lesson Comparing Nonfiction Text Features.
Students will be able to compare and contrast two nonfiction references on the same topic by reviewing their text features.
Language
Students will be able to evaluate text features with new vocabulary using visuals and partnerships.
Introduction
(7 minutes)
Distribute the pre-cut cards from the Text Features Sort worksheet to each group.
Ask them to pair a text features image with their respective definitions. If they cannot pair them all, make sure to focus on those text features during the word level focus section of the lesson.
Have one group evaluate another group’s pairings. Spend one to two minutes allowing group members to offer corrections to each other if necessary.
Tell students that today they'll use their understanding of text features to evaluate the importance of text features in a nonfiction text.