What can you learn from reading the title of a book?
You will learn what the book is going to be about!
What is something we can learn from the Table of Contents?
Names of :
- Chapters
-glossary
- index
It also tells us where to find that information
What is the purpose of a glossary?
Gives definition of key vocabulary
Why would the author add photographs and/or illustrations to their books?
Show what something looks like
On page 17, how is the "Fun Fact Caption connected to the text?"
Painters use wind erosion to remove old paint from walls.
What can you learn from a title of a chapter?
It identifies the topic of a text/ gives a clue on what the text will be about!
In the book Erosion, if I want to learn about Frozen Erosion, what page should I turn too?
Page 12!
Use the glossary to find the definition of "Dune"
What is the illustration on page 11 of the book Erosion?
Tsunami!
On page 11 we saw an illustration of a Tsunami, what does the caption say about it?
It provides the pronunciation and the definition of a tsunami.
Besides giving readers the topic of the book, what other information can you find on a books title?
Author, Illustrator, and publisher!
I am stuck, I do not know this word! What textual feature should I look for and what page is it on?
Glossary, page 23!
Use the glossary to find the definition of "landscape"
The form of the land in a particular area
Why did the author include an illustration of wind and sand in page 16?
They are talking about Wind Weathering and wind erosion.
Wind erosion carries sand to other locations.
What are the purpose of Captions?
To explain what a photograph or an illustration is about.