Informing and Explaining Our World · Informational Writing

Navigating Text Features

Identifying and using captions, headings, and diagrams to locate information quickly.

Key Questions

  1. 1How does a heading tell us what we are about to read?
  2. 2Why might an author use a photograph instead of a drawing in a science book?
  3. 3How do labels on a diagram help us understand how something works?

Ontario Curriculum Expectations

ON: Reading - Grade 1
Grade: Grade 1
Subject: Language Arts
Unit: Informing and Explaining Our World
Period: Informational Writing

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