Be very intentional about picking non-fiction books from all topics and books that will.

What is a text feature in a fiction book. Teachers want children to learn to recognize difficult content words. Tells what pages the reader can find certain topics. The lines between the two are often blurred but in general science fiction tends to imagine a world thats different because of technology while fantasy imagines a world with magic.

After seeing a text feature and discussing it with the class students can add a page to their text feature book a book that will grow continuously throughout the school year. Pronunciation guide This feature appears only in childrens books. We Need a Title.

This approach will allow students to see text features in their real setting a nonfiction text but it will require some serious planning to make sure. The poster includes descriptions of the fiction features below. Then they go on a scavenger hunt just like they did on the carpetyep.

Teach text features throughout the school year as they come up in nonfiction text. Introduce a variety of text features. A Book of Infographics by Steve Jenkins You Are Not Small by Anna Kang Help.

Text Feature Purpose A box or some other shape that contains text. Text features like charts graphs photographs labels maps and diagrams all are there to help the reader to better understand the information in the text. Science Fiction and Fantasy.

This type of text tells a story and generally uses a lot of emotion. Encourage students to note the differences between the two styles of text. Display several familiar books that are both fiction and nonfiction and have students help you sort them.