1.10.C
The Standard
discuss with adult assistance the author's use of print and graphic features to achieve specific purposes
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for English Language Arts and Reading
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students notice and name print and picture features in a text. With teacher questions, they explain why the author used each feature and how it helps readers.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students can point to a heading, bold word, caption, label, photo, or diagram and name it. With a prompt, they explain its job, such as finding information or understanding an idea.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may think every picture is decoration or that bold print means to read louder. They may name a feature without explaining how it helps the reader.
How to Assess It
- Show a page with a heading and labeled picture. Ask, “What are these features, and why did the author include each one?”
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs sticky notes and a nonfiction page to label the heading, caption, bold word, and diagram, then match each to a purpose card.
Display a page and ask, “Why did the author make this word bold, and how does the picture help us?”
Play Feature Detective: students draw a feature card, find it in classroom books, and earn a point by explaining its job.
Examine cereal boxes and discuss how large print, labels, and pictures help shoppers find information quickly.
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Related Standards
- 2.10.C
discuss the author's use of print and graphic features to achieve specific purposes;
- 5.10.C
analyze the author's use of print and graphic features to achieve specific purposes;
- 3.10.C
explain the author's use of print and graphic features to achieve specific purposes;
- K.9.C
The Kindergarten version of this standard.
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