Spotlight on Informational Text Features Reproducible

Helping Teachers Make A Difference® © 2011 Really Good Stuff® 1-800-366-1920 www.reallygoodstuff.com Made in USA #160098B

Informational Text Features Activity Mat Rubric Reproducible

Informational Text Features

Show What You Know!

Helping Teachers Make A Difference® © 2011 Really Good Stuff® 1-800-366-1920 www.reallygoodstuff.com Made in USA #160098B-XXXX

This Really Good Stuff® product includes:• Informational Text Features Banner, laminated• 32 Activity Mats• This Really Good Stuff® Activity Guide

Congratulations on your purchase of this Really GoodStuff® Show What We Know™ Bulletin Board Kit -Informational Text Features—a ready-to-use interactiveKit aligned with the following Common Core ReadingStandards for Informational Text:

Craft and StructureRI.1.5. Know and use various text features (for example, headings,

tables of contents, glossaries, electronic menus, icons) tolocate key facts or information in a text.

RI.1.6. Distinguish between information provided by pictures or otherillustrations and information provided by the words in a text.

RI.2.5. Know and use various text features (for example, captions,bold print, subheadings, glossaries, indexes, electronic menus,icons) to locate key facts or information in a text efficiently.

RI.3.5. Use text features and search tools (for example, key words,sidebars, hyperlinks) to locate information relevant to a giventopic efficiently.

Integration of Knowledge and IdeasRI.K.7. With prompting and support, describe the relationship between

illustrations and the text in which they appear (for example,what person, place, thing, or idea in the text an illustrationdepicts).

RI.1.7. Use the illustrations and details in a text to describe itskey ideas.

RI.2.7. Explain how specific images (for example, a diagram showinghow a machine works) contribute to and clarify a text.

RI.3.7. Use information gained from illustrations (for example, mapsand photographs) and the words in a text to demonstrateunderstanding of the text (for example, where, when, why, andhow key events occur).

RI.4.7. Interpret information presented visually, orally, orquantitatively (for example, in charts, graphs, diagrams,timelines, animations, or interactive elements on Web pages)and explain how the information contributes to anunderstanding of the text in which it appears.

RI.4.9. Integrate information from two texts on the same topic inorder to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.

RI.5.7. Draw on information from multiple print or digital sources,demonstrating the ability to locate an answer to a questionquickly or to solve a problem efficiently.

RI.5.9. Integrate information from several texts on the same topic inorder to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.

Displaying the Show What We Know™ Bulletin Board Kit- Informational Text FeaturesBefore displaying the Informational Text Features Banner,make copies of this Really Good Stuff® Activity Guideand file the pages for future use. Or, download another

copy of it from our Web site at www.reallygoodstuff.com.Hang the Banner where students will be able to see iteasily and you will have room to display the completedActivity Mats.

Introducing the Show What We Know™ Bulletin BoardKit - Informational Text FeaturesCopy the two Informational Text Features GuideReproducibles. Enlarge the Features Guide Reproduciblesto create a large poster or several large feature cards.Gather a variety of informational texts and bookmarkpages with examples of each text feature. Be sure toinclude some screen shots of strong examples of digitaltext as well. Review each feature following theInformational Text Features Guide Reproducibles:

• Show examples and discuss how the featurecontributes to and clarifies the text.

• Create and label a Feature Chart that you return toas each new feature is discussed: Record the textfeature name, definition, how it helps the reader, andpost an example. Post the chart beneath the Banneruntil students complete their Activity Mat.

Encourage students to look for and identifyinformational text features in their daily reading andcomputer use.

Spotlight on Informational Text Features ReproducibleCopy the Spotlight on Informational Text FeaturesReproducible and as you introduce each informationaltext feature, ask students to bring in examples ofspecific text features to share with the class: Assignone feature per student and collect them to create aclassroom dictionary on informational text features. Or,ask each student to fill out a reproducible for eachfeature to create personal dictionaries. Display students’work near the Banner. Variation: Use the reproducible as a pre-assessment andpost-assessment for determining students’ experienceswith each of the informational text features.

Showing What They KnowCopy the Informational Text Features Activity Mat RubricReproducible. Instruct students to select a researchtopic, and indicate that they will be creating their ownWeb site about that topic. Explain that they should planon accessing at least three sources, both digital andprint, for their information and to use what they havelearned about informational text features to help themcomprehend the research.

Show What We Know™ Bulletin Board Kit - Informational Text Features

Helping Teachers Make A Difference® © 2011 Really Good Stuff® 1-800-366-1920 www.reallygoodstuff.com Made in USA #160098B

All activity guides can be found online:

Direct students’ attention to the Informational TextFeatures Activity Mat. As a class, fill in one ActivityMat, such as one of the following examples.

As you work through the Activity Mat together, discussthe options a student has and how the boxes and areasfor text can be used for various features.

To help to clarify your expectations for their Web site,distribute and review the Informational Text FeaturesActivity Mat Rubric Reproducible. Tell students that theyare to fill in the name of their topic and remind them to

use at least three sources for information whenresearching their topic. Review each of the criteria on therubric. To make your expectations even more explicit,

create a student sample Activity Mat, make a copy ofthe rubric on an overhead transparency, and score yoursample as a class.

Once all students have turned in an Activity Mat, havethem share their Web sites, and display them near theInformational Text Features Banner.

Show What We Know™ Bulletin Board Kit - Informational Text Features

Helping Teachers Make A Difference® © 2011 Really Good Stuff® 1-800-366-1920 www.reallygoodstuff.com Made in USA #160098B

Informational Text Features Guide 2 Reproducible

Helping Teachers Make A Difference® © 2011 Really Good Stuff® 1-800-366-1920 www.reallygoodstuff.com Made in USA #160098B

Informational Text Features Guide 1 Reproducible

Helping Teachers Make A Difference® © 2011 Really Good Stuff® 1-800-366-1920 www.reallygoodstuff.com Made in USA #160098B

© 2011 Photographers: Aprescindere, Dr911, Anita Potter, Onur Ersin, Okea, Feng Yu, Gummy231, Bertrand Raguet, Stoyan Haytov, Katherine Welles, MichelePerbellini | Agency: Dreamstime.com

Wikimedia Commons. Public Domain.

Spotlight on Informational Text Features Reproducible

Helping Teachers Make A Difference® © 2011 Really Good Stuff® 1-800-366-1920 www.reallygoodstuff.com Made in USA #160098B

Informational Text Features Activity Mat Rubric Reproducible

Informational Text Features

Show What You Know!

Helping Teachers Make A Difference® © 2011 Really Good Stuff® 1-800-366-1920 www.reallygoodstuff.com Made in USA #160098B-XXXX

This Really Good Stuff® product includes:• Informational Text Features Banner, laminated• 32 Activity Mats• This Really Good Stuff® Activity Guide

Congratulations on your purchase of this Really GoodStuff® Show What We Know™ Bulletin Board Kit -Informational Text Features—a ready-to-use interactiveKit aligned with the following Common Core ReadingStandards for Informational Text:

Craft and StructureRI.1.5. Know and use various text features (for example, headings,

tables of contents, glossaries, electronic menus, icons) tolocate key facts or information in a text.

RI.1.6. Distinguish between information provided by pictures or otherillustrations and information provided by the words in a text.

RI.2.5. Know and use various text features (for example, captions,bold print, subheadings, glossaries, indexes, electronic menus,icons) to locate key facts or information in a text efficiently.

RI.3.5. Use text features and search tools (for example, key words,sidebars, hyperlinks) to locate information relevant to a giventopic efficiently.

Integration of Knowledge and IdeasRI.K.7. With prompting and support, describe the relationship between

illustrations and the text in which they appear (for example,what person, place, thing, or idea in the text an illustrationdepicts).

RI.1.7. Use the illustrations and details in a text to describe itskey ideas.

RI.2.7. Explain how specific images (for example, a diagram showinghow a machine works) contribute to and clarify a text.

RI.3.7. Use information gained from illustrations (for example, mapsand photographs) and the words in a text to demonstrateunderstanding of the text (for example, where, when, why, andhow key events occur).

RI.4.7. Interpret information presented visually, orally, orquantitatively (for example, in charts, graphs, diagrams,timelines, animations, or interactive elements on Web pages)and explain how the information contributes to anunderstanding of the text in which it appears.

RI.4.9. Integrate information from two texts on the same topic inorder to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.

RI.5.7. Draw on information from multiple print or digital sources,demonstrating the ability to locate an answer to a questionquickly or to solve a problem efficiently.

RI.5.9. Integrate information from several texts on the same topic inorder to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.

Displaying the Show What We Know™ Bulletin Board Kit- Informational Text FeaturesBefore displaying the Informational Text Features Banner,make copies of this Really Good Stuff® Activity Guideand file the pages for future use. Or, download another

copy of it from our Web site at www.reallygoodstuff.com.Hang the Banner where students will be able to see iteasily and you will have room to display the completedActivity Mats.

Introducing the Show What We Know™ Bulletin BoardKit - Informational Text FeaturesCopy the two Informational Text Features GuideReproducibles. Enlarge the Features Guide Reproduciblesto create a large poster or several large feature cards.Gather a variety of informational texts and bookmarkpages with examples of each text feature. Be sure toinclude some screen shots of strong examples of digitaltext as well. Review each feature following theInformational Text Features Guide Reproducibles:

• Show examples and discuss how the featurecontributes to and clarifies the text.

• Create and label a Feature Chart that you return toas each new feature is discussed: Record the textfeature name, definition, how it helps the reader, andpost an example. Post the chart beneath the Banneruntil students complete their Activity Mat.

Encourage students to look for and identifyinformational text features in their daily reading andcomputer use.

Spotlight on Informational Text Features ReproducibleCopy the Spotlight on Informational Text FeaturesReproducible and as you introduce each informationaltext feature, ask students to bring in examples ofspecific text features to share with the class: Assignone feature per student and collect them to create aclassroom dictionary on informational text features. Or,ask each student to fill out a reproducible for eachfeature to create personal dictionaries. Display students’work near the Banner. Variation: Use the reproducible as a pre-assessment andpost-assessment for determining students’ experienceswith each of the informational text features.

Showing What They KnowCopy the Informational Text Features Activity Mat RubricReproducible. Instruct students to select a researchtopic, and indicate that they will be creating their ownWeb site about that topic. Explain that they should planon accessing at least three sources, both digital andprint, for their information and to use what they havelearned about informational text features to help themcomprehend the research.

Show What We Know™ Bulletin Board Kit - Informational Text Features

Helping Teachers Make A Difference® © 2011 Really Good Stuff® 1-800-366-1920 www.reallygoodstuff.com Made in USA #160098B

All activity guides can be found online:

Spotlight on Informational Text Features Reproducible

Helping Teachers Make A Difference® © 2011 Really Good Stuff® 1-800-366-1920 www.reallygoodstuff.com Made in USA #160098B

Informational Text Features Activity Mat Rubric Reproducible

Informational Text Features

Show What You Know!

Helping Teachers Make A Difference® © 2011 Really Good Stuff® 1-800-366-1920 www.reallygoodstuff.com Made in USA #160098B-XXXX

This Really Good Stuff® product includes:• Informational Text Features Banner, laminated• 32 Activity Mats• This Really Good Stuff® Activity Guide

Congratulations on your purchase of this Really GoodStuff® Show What We Know™ Bulletin Board Kit -Informational Text Features—a ready-to-use interactiveKit aligned with the following Common Core ReadingStandards for Informational Text:

Craft and StructureRI.1.5. Know and use various text features (for example, headings,

tables of contents, glossaries, electronic menus, icons) tolocate key facts or information in a text.

RI.1.6. Distinguish between information provided by pictures or otherillustrations and information provided by the words in a text.

RI.2.5. Know and use various text features (for example, captions,bold print, subheadings, glossaries, indexes, electronic menus,icons) to locate key facts or information in a text efficiently.

RI.3.5. Use text features and search tools (for example, key words,sidebars, hyperlinks) to locate information relevant to a giventopic efficiently.

Integration of Knowledge and IdeasRI.K.7. With prompting and support, describe the relationship between

illustrations and the text in which they appear (for example,what person, place, thing, or idea in the text an illustrationdepicts).

RI.1.7. Use the illustrations and details in a text to describe itskey ideas.

RI.2.7. Explain how specific images (for example, a diagram showinghow a machine works) contribute to and clarify a text.

RI.3.7. Use information gained from illustrations (for example, mapsand photographs) and the words in a text to demonstrateunderstanding of the text (for example, where, when, why, andhow key events occur).

RI.4.7. Interpret information presented visually, orally, orquantitatively (for example, in charts, graphs, diagrams,timelines, animations, or interactive elements on Web pages)and explain how the information contributes to anunderstanding of the text in which it appears.

RI.4.9. Integrate information from two texts on the same topic inorder to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.

RI.5.7. Draw on information from multiple print or digital sources,demonstrating the ability to locate an answer to a questionquickly or to solve a problem efficiently.

RI.5.9. Integrate information from several texts on the same topic inorder to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.

Displaying the Show What We Know™ Bulletin Board Kit- Informational Text FeaturesBefore displaying the Informational Text Features Banner,make copies of this Really Good Stuff® Activity Guideand file the pages for future use. Or, download another

copy of it from our Web site at www.reallygoodstuff.com.Hang the Banner where students will be able to see iteasily and you will have room to display the completedActivity Mats.

Introducing the Show What We Know™ Bulletin BoardKit - Informational Text FeaturesCopy the two Informational Text Features GuideReproducibles. Enlarge the Features Guide Reproduciblesto create a large poster or several large feature cards.Gather a variety of informational texts and bookmarkpages with examples of each text feature. Be sure toinclude some screen shots of strong examples of digitaltext as well. Review each feature following theInformational Text Features Guide Reproducibles:

• Show examples and discuss how the featurecontributes to and clarifies the text.

• Create and label a Feature Chart that you return toas each new feature is discussed: Record the textfeature name, definition, how it helps the reader, andpost an example. Post the chart beneath the Banneruntil students complete their Activity Mat.

Encourage students to look for and identifyinformational text features in their daily reading andcomputer use.

Spotlight on Informational Text Features ReproducibleCopy the Spotlight on Informational Text FeaturesReproducible and as you introduce each informationaltext feature, ask students to bring in examples ofspecific text features to share with the class: Assignone feature per student and collect them to create aclassroom dictionary on informational text features. Or,ask each student to fill out a reproducible for eachfeature to create personal dictionaries. Display students’work near the Banner. Variation: Use the reproducible as a pre-assessment andpost-assessment for determining students’ experienceswith each of the informational text features.

Showing What They KnowCopy the Informational Text Features Activity Mat RubricReproducible. Instruct students to select a researchtopic, and indicate that they will be creating their ownWeb site about that topic. Explain that they should planon accessing at least three sources, both digital andprint, for their information and to use what they havelearned about informational text features to help themcomprehend the research.

Show What We Know™ Bulletin Board Kit - Informational Text Features

Helping Teachers Make A Difference® © 2011 Really Good Stuff® 1-800-366-1920 www.reallygoodstuff.com Made in USA #160098B

All activity guides can be found online:

Direct students’ attention to the Informational TextFeatures Activity Mat. As a class, fill in one ActivityMat, such as one of the following examples.

As you work through the Activity Mat together, discussthe options a student has and how the boxes and areasfor text can be used for various features.

To help to clarify your expectations for their Web site,distribute and review the Informational Text FeaturesActivity Mat Rubric Reproducible. Tell students that theyare to fill in the name of their topic and remind them to

use at least three sources for information whenresearching their topic. Review each of the criteria on therubric. To make your expectations even more explicit,

create a student sample Activity Mat, make a copy ofthe rubric on an overhead transparency, and score yoursample as a class.

Once all students have turned in an Activity Mat, havethem share their Web sites, and display them near theInformational Text Features Banner.

Show What We Know™ Bulletin Board Kit - Informational Text Features

Helping Teachers Make A Difference® © 2011 Really Good Stuff® 1-800-366-1920 www.reallygoodstuff.com Made in USA #160098B

Informational Text Features Guide 2 Reproducible

Helping Teachers Make A Difference® © 2011 Really Good Stuff® 1-800-366-1920 www.reallygoodstuff.com Made in USA #160098B

Informational Text Features Guide 1 Reproducible

Helping Teachers Make A Difference® © 2011 Really Good Stuff® 1-800-366-1920 www.reallygoodstuff.com Made in USA #160098B

© 2011 Photographers: Aprescindere, Dr911, Anita Potter, Onur Ersin, Okea, Feng Yu, Gummy231, Bertrand Raguet, Stoyan Haytov, Katherine Welles, MichelePerbellini | Agency: Dreamstime.com

Wikimedia Commons. Public Domain.

Direct students’ attention to the Informational TextFeatures Activity Mat. As a class, fill in one ActivityMat, such as one of the following examples.

As you work through the Activity Mat together, discussthe options a student has and how the boxes and areasfor text can be used for various features.

To help to clarify your expectations for their Web site,distribute and review the Informational Text FeaturesActivity Mat Rubric Reproducible. Tell students that theyare to fill in the name of their topic and remind them to

use at least three sources for information whenresearching their topic. Review each of the criteria on therubric. To make your expectations even more explicit,

create a student sample Activity Mat, make a copy ofthe rubric on an overhead transparency, and score yoursample as a class.

Once all students have turned in an Activity Mat, havethem share their Web sites, and display them near theInformational Text Features Banner.

Show What We Know™ Bulletin Board Kit - Informational Text Features

Helping Teachers Make A Difference® © 2011 Really Good Stuff® 1-800-366-1920 www.reallygoodstuff.com Made in USA #160098B

Informational Text Features Guide 2 Reproducible

Helping Teachers Make A Difference® © 2011 Really Good Stuff® 1-800-366-1920 www.reallygoodstuff.com Made in USA #160098B

Informational Text Features Guide 1 Reproducible

Helping Teachers Make A Difference® © 2011 Really Good Stuff® 1-800-366-1920 www.reallygoodstuff.com Made in USA #160098B

© 2011 Photographers: Aprescindere, Dr911, Anita Potter, Onur Ersin, Okea, Feng Yu, Gummy231, Bertrand Raguet, Stoyan Haytov, Katherine Welles, MichelePerbellini | Agency: Dreamstime.com

Wikimedia Commons. Public Domain.