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Common Core Standards
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3rd Grade |
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Literacy.RI.3.5 |
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Use text features and search tools (e.g., key words, sidebars, hyperlinks) to locate information relevant to a given topic efficiently. |
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3rd Grade Reading - Text Features and Search Tools Lesson
- Text Features and Search Tools
- Text features and search tools help the reader find information in the text.
- Some common text features and search tools are
- Picture – an image or illustration used in a text
- Caption – a title or brief explanation included underneath an image or picture, usually to add more information or to describe the image
- Chart – a diagram, table, or graph that displays information
- Sidebar – a text box that contains extra information about a passage, usually included on the left or right of the text
- Heading – the title of a section of a text, usually shown in bold
- Bold – when important words in a text are shown in dark, thick letters (e.g., the Earth’s atmosphere)
- Italics – when important words in a text are shown in slanted letters (e.g., the characters in the play)
- Table of Contents – a list of the chapters or sections in a text and their titles
- Glossary – a list of important terms from the text and their definitions
- Hyperlink – a link to the address of a Web site (e.g., www.learningfarm.com)
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