(1)Nonfiction Lesson 3
(2) Nonfiction Lesson 3
We know that some text features such as the
(Open the book Grow Your Own Sandwich to the Table
of Contents.)
Table of Contents, are a quick way to find
specific information. Text features can also help
us determine meaning while reading.
(Show the cover and read the title of Grow Your Own
Sandwich)
We briefly talked about how this book is about
growing a sandwich and is focused on growing
tomatoes. The cover show a picture of a
tomato sandwich and the title is surrounded by
big, red, juicy tomatoes.
When we open the book, we discover that it
includes a Table of Contents. When we read
the first entry, “What is a Tomato?” our
prediction that the book is about tomatoes is
confirmed. Without even starting to read the
whole book, we can look at the cover, the title,
and the Table of Contents to get a preview, or
a sneak peek of the book and begin making
connections and predictions. This book is going
to be about how to grow tomatoes.
(3) Nonfiction Lesson 3
(4) Nonfiction Lesson 3
Grow Your Own sandwich (Read the rest of the Table
of Contents)
Grow Your Own Sandwich
There’s going to be a lot of information in
this book. When we look at the title and
Table of Contents, we preview the book
and activate our minds to think about what
we already know about tomatoes. What
do you know about tomatoes?
(Allow time for students to link their knowledge to what
appears in the Table of Contents. Display the Appendix
“Noticing Help Us Find Meaning” and discuss the “Preview”
section)
Taking time to look carefully at the cover,
title, and Table of Contents help readers
get an idea about the book before they
even start to read. We can make
connections and think about what we
already know. When we start to read,
there are other things we can use to help
determine the meaning of the book.
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(5) Nonfiction Lesson 3
(6) Nonfiction Lesson 3
(Turn to the Spread on pp. 4 and 5)
Quickly looking over what is included on the
page before beginning to read is called
“scanning” the page. We can look at the
heading, the photos, and the captions. We
see that there are some words in boldfaced
print, which will probably be important words.
Do we know what they mean?
Look at what the author included on the page.
What do you see?
(Guide the class discussion to point out the heading,
the captions with green arrows, the two photographs,
and the four boldfaced words.)
(Read the bold faced words and see if the class knows
what they mean. If not show them how to find the
definitions in the Glossary).