Use background knowledge and details, including illustrations, charts, and graphs, to make inferences about what happens in a text.
Arkansas Academic Standards:
3.RC.17.RI
Explain how information gained from illustrations (e.g., maps, photographs) and the words in a text, contribute to understanding a text.
3rd Grade Reading - Illustrations in Informational Text Lesson
Illustrations in Informational Text
An illustration is a drawing, map, photograph, or other image in a text. Illustrations add information to the passage and help the reader understand the topic.
When you read, look at the illustrations in the passage carefully. They can show: