November 18, 2014
The Great Fire
by Jim Murphy
Text Feature: Photos and
Illustrations
Text features are elements
that writers use to help
readers better understand
the ideas and events
presented in the text.
November 18, 2014
In your Reading Journal, takes notes on the following:
Photographs/illustrations are one type of text
feature. Photographs can add to the understanding of
text. When a reader can visualize something that is
happening in a story, he is able to make a connection
that will "stick." Pictures create memories. In nonfiction, pictures can be especially helpful because they
help convey information that may be too technical or
detailed.
In your Reading Journal, takes notes on the following:
Since photography was not widely used
in 1871, newspapers and magazines
often included illustrations, or
drawings, to visually supplement the
text. Captions appeared below the
photos/illustrations to explain the
content.
November 18, 2014
In your Reading Journal on the Purpose for Reading
page, write the following:
Section 2 (Ch. 3 - 5)
Read to discover how four eyewitnesses - Joseph E.
Chamberlin, Horace White, Alexander Frear, and Claire
Innes - reacted as the Great Fire raged throughout the
city.
In your Reading Journal on the Chapter 3 page, do the following:
(1) At the top, summarize the chapter in 10 words or less.
(2) Draw a picture to help your remember this chapter in the middle of
the page.
(3) At the bottom, write a Level 1 question and a Level 2 question.
In your Reading Journal on the Chapter 4 page, do the following:
(1) At the top, summarize the chapter in 10 words or less.
(2) Draw a picture to help your remember this chapter in the middle of
the page.
(3) At the bottom, write a Level 1 question and a Level 2 question.
November 18, 2014
Questions related to Text Feature: Photographs and Illustrations
1) Examine the illustration on p. 44 and read the caption. What do you learn from the
illustration? What new information do you learn from reading the caption?
2) Now look at illustration of the firefighter and fire-fighting wagon on p. 43. How
effective do you think this equipment would be in fighting a blaze like the one depicted
on p. 44? Explain.
3) Examine the illustration on p. 61. What do you learn from the illustration about
people's means of escape from the burning city?
4) How does the caption help explain what the people heading back into the city and
those along the shoreline are doing?
5) Look at the photo on p. 88 and read the caption. How does a photo differ from an
illustration?
6) Why might a photo be considered a more reliable source of information than an
illustration?
Photo/Illustration Analysis Practice - Whole Group
November 18, 2014
Partner Work
1) You will need ONE Photo Analysis Worksheet per group. Put both of
your names on it.
2) You will be assigned a page number from the book.
3) When you receive your assigned page number, open to that page and
look at the photo/illustration.
4) Follow the directions on the Photo Analysis Worksheet. Be thorough with
your work.
5) Turn in your Photo Analysis Worksheet when you are finished.
6) Work on your Reading Journal and/or read your AR novel.