Exploring the Real World · Informational Reading

Using Text Features

Identifying headings, tables of contents, and glossaries to find information efficiently.

Key Questions

  1. 1How do headings help us predict what we will learn in a section?
  2. 2Why do authors use labels and captions instead of just writing sentences?
  3. 3How does a glossary help us become experts on a new topic?

Common Core State Standards

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.1.5CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.1.7
Grade: 1st Grade
Subject: English Language Arts
Unit: Exploring the Real World
Period: Informational Reading

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