Description

Are you looking for a resource to help you teach text features and to assess your students’ understanding of nonfiction text features? Do you want to tie in your literacy instruction with your current social studies content? Look no further!

WHAT’S INSIDE?

The first page in this document is called “Comprehension Check.” These comprehension questions can be used with ANY of the passages included in this product, or really any nonfiction text! Just choose the passage you are going to use, then copy the Comprehension Check onto the back of the chosen passage. You will then have a two-sided nonfiction assessment that will assess text feature identification as well as nonfiction reading comprehension.

10 Passage Topics:

Colonial America
Roots of Democracy
Oregon Trail
The Pony Express
Underground Railroad
The Civil War
Transcontinental Railroad
Ellis Island
Making Money
Needs, Wants, Goods, and Services

PEDAGOGY

I originally created this product for my own classroom. I needed a way to assess my students’ understanding of text features other than by observation, and I wanted the assessment to tie in to our science and social studies curriculum. Thus, this product was born. The kids have fun using different colors to identify the different text features, and it provides great work samples for me.

HOW CAN I USE IT?

enrichment or remediation for understanding text features
direct instruction regarding using text features to identify main idea
morning work, bell ringer, seat work
assessment
homework

WILL IT WORK FOR ME?

The average Lexile level of the 12 nonfiction passages in this product is 820L (equivalent to a GRL of Q or higher). This product is geared toward third through fifth graders, although it is much more rigorous when used in the lower grades. I use these exact passages with my second graders. They are perfect for shared reading as a class or for buddy reading.

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You can explore all of my text features products here.

Want a free sample before you decide?

Grab it here. NOTE: The free sample does not include the comprehension piece.

BUNDLE TO SAVE: (includes science, social studies, holidays, and American heroes)

Text Features Passages Bundle

LEARN MORE

Blog post: Teaching Text Features