Teach learners how to interact with both fiction and non-fiction text with a packet of activities and worksheets. After looking over text structure and the difference in text features between different types of writing, readers analyze the information in context of the organization.

Concepts

text structure, text features, story elements, characters, setting, plot, cause and effect, sequence of events, compare and contrast

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Use in a language arts reading lesson, or when surveying a new text in social studies, science, math, or any other subject
• Have class members save the reference materials in a binder so they can use them throughout the year

Classroom Considerations

• Doesn't come with a table of contents, so the packet is a little disorganized (but materials are still valuable)

• This resource is only available on an unencrypted HTTP website.It should be fine for general use, but don’t use it to share any personally identifiable information

Pros

• Provides most of the activities and worksheets in both English and Spanish
• Focuses on literature and informational text alike, making it versatile for your language arts reading unit
• Comes with graphic organizers that would work in additional reading exercises, such as cause and effect charts and Venn diagrams
• Includes additional links and materials for extending the lessons

Cons

• None

Common Core

RL.4.3 RL.5.3 RI.4.5 RI.5.5 RL.6.3 RI.6.5