Informational
Text Feature
Project
Common Core Standards
RI 4.5, 5.5, 6.5, 7.5 & 8.5
Created by, Nichole Barnett © 2012
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Informational Text Feature Project How to Use: With the new Common Core Standards, there is more of a focus on Informational Text. Therefore, it is critical that we as educators are giving our students the tools we need in order to be successful readers of informational text. This project allows students the opportunity to become more familiar with the key essential text features in informational books. After teaching each text feature explicitly, use this project as an end of the unit assessment. This Project Contains: o A student direction sheet o A Project Rubric o An Informational Text Feature Chart o A Student Self-­‐reflection Sheet Fun Info: Students have the flexibility to share their understanding in a variety of ways. Some ideas my student’s did this year are: creating IPhone Apps with each of the text features on it, posters, notecards, good bags filled with a variety of text feature examples, and one girl made a bouquet out of flowers with the visual on the front as the center and the back of the flower had the description. Your students will amaze you with the ideas they come up with! Created by, Nichole Barnett © 2012
Informational Text Feature Project Purpose: To show your knowledge and understanding of informational text features in a creative way. Grading: See attached rubric. Project Specifics: • Your project must include ALL informational text features (23 total). • Your project must have the text feature, how it helps the reader and an example. (See Informational Text Chart as a reference.) • Your project must be colorful, neat and well organized. • Your project must have proper grammar and mechanics. Project Ideas: You have a choice in which project you would like to create. Below are some examples of projects. You need to select one of these listed or if you would like to do something else, you need to get teacher’s approval. Flip Book Picture Book Poster Computer Chart Note/Fact Cards Power point Song Mini Book Chart Artifact Box Brochure File Folder IPhone Fact Cards Board Game Poem Example Page Picture Pictures help the reader visual what the author is trying to explain. Created by, Nichole Barnett © 2012
Informational Text Feature Project Rubric 4-­‐ Advanced 3-­‐ Proficient 2-­‐Partially Proficient 1-­‐Unsatisfactory All 23 text features are present. All text features are supported by comprehensive and accurate content. Information represents an in depth, insightful and advanced understanding of the content standard topics. There are no errors (spelling, punctuation, capitalization, Conventions & sentence structure) present in the Layout writing. All text features are identified using bold, italic, or underlined. Majority of the text features are present. Text features are supported with limited content. Information represents a modified understanding of the content standard topics. Some of the text features are present. Text features are not supported with content. Information does not show understanding of content standard topics. There are some errors (spelling, punctuation, capitalization, sentence structure) present in the writing. Majority of the text features are identified using bold, italic, or underlined. The p
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Informational Text Features Chart Informational text features help readers navigate the text and often gives additional important information to help students comprehend what the author is trying to say. Print Features Guide readers through the patterns of organizations Feature Helps the Reader… Preface/Chapter Set a purpose for reading Preview and get an overview of the text. Pronunciation Say the words. Guide Index See everything in the text listed alphabetically, with page numbers. Glossary Define words contained in the text. Table of Identify key topics in the Contents book and the order they are presented in. Appendix By offering additional information. Graphic Aids Represent information in some specific way Feature Diagrams Helps the Reader… Understand a more detailed or simplified view of information. Maps Graphs Understand where things are in the world. Understand relativity between elements. Figures Comparisons Charts/Tables Time-­‐lines Combine text information with graphical aids. Understand the size of one thing by comparing it to the size of something familiar. Summarize/compare information. Understand the sequence of events. Organizational Aids Helps readers find important information. Feature Helps the Reader… Bold Print/ By signaling the word is Colored Print important and/or found in the glossary. Italics Understand the word is important. Titles Locate different categories in the text. Headings Identify topics throughout the book as they skim and scan. Subheadings Navigate through sections of text. Labels Identify a picture or photograph and/or its parts. Bullets Emphasize key points or concepts. Captions Understand a picture of photograph. Illustrations Expand the meaning of the text Feature Helps the Reader… Photos Understand exactly what something looks like. Magnification See details in something small. South America •
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Informational Text Feature Project Student Evaluation Sheet Name: ______________________________ How do you feel you did on this project? Why? What do you think you did your best on? Why? If you could do the project again, what would you do differently and why? Created by, Nichole Barnett © 2012