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Non Fiction Text Features

Posters, Games,

and More!

Teacher Background

This package was created as an extension of a non fiction text features booklet* idea I created and used in my classroom for many years. In need of some extra items to help the study of informational text, I designed the posters in this set and added some games as well. In my classroom we use templates*, old magazines and textbooks, and create a non fiction text features booklet. The posters in this set help keep us on track as we search for samples of each feature for our booklets. One problem area has always been having the students apply what they have learned about non fiction text features. The magazine templates in this packet solved that problem. Students read a nonfiction article and design a magazine page full of text features. Once students mastered these templates they were ready to tackle writing articles on their own and adding text features!

included to use with games. *My non fiction text features template set is also available at TpT!

© Cdavis- Teachers Are Terrific! 2013

Table of Contents

Cover Sheet 1 Teacher Background 2 Table of Contents Text Features Poster- with Colored backgrounds 4-26 I Have Who Has Game Teacher Directions and cards 27-30 Magazine Pages (Templates) Teacher Directions and pages 31-37 Memory/Flashcards Teacher Directions and cards 38-46 Ink Savers copies with less color! 47-73 Thank You 74


Bold Print

Bold print is type that is larger and darker than

other words on the page.

Dolphins and porpoises are whales, or cetaceans. They are the smallest whales in the whale family. The largest dolphin is 12 feet long and weighs 1500 pounds. Whales are as long as 100 feet and weigh up to 392,000 pounds!


Bullets Bullets are marks, like a

dot, that call attention to a certain word or words.


Caption A Caption is a word or

words used to explain an illustration, drawing, or

photograph.


A tiger stalking its prey

Close Up A Close Up is an enlarged

part of a drawing or photograph.

Close Up of Wool Fibers


Colored Print Colored print is type that is a different color than

black.

Dolphins and porpoises are liked by almost everyone. They leap in a lively way and always appear to have a smile on their faces. Their playful curiosity and cleverness make them fun to watch! Dolphins are swift and acrobatic swimmers. And they love to play!


Cross Section A Cross Section is a

drawing or diagram that shows an inside view of

something.


Diagram

A Diagram is a drawing that shows the parts of

something.


Fact Box A Fact Box is a special section that gives you more information than

the text.


Glossary A Glossary is an alphabetical list of important words from the text and their meanings.


Graph A graph is a visual

representation of data. It might be a bar graph, a line graph, or a picture graph.


Guide Words Guide words are the words at the top of a page that

help you know what can be found on the page.


Heading A Heading is a title that

tells you what is on a page of text.


Illustration

An Illustration is a drawing of something.


Illustration of The Mayflower

Index The Index is an alphabetical

listing of items, people, places, or subjects found in

a text.


Italic Print

Italic Print is type that is slanted.

Like all whales, dolphins and porpoises

are mammals. They have lungs and must

breathe air.


A Label is a word or phrase that identifies something

in a drawing or photo.


Stapler

Map A Map is a picture or

drawing that shows the location of something.


Photograph

A Photograph is a picture created with a camera.


Subheading A Subheading is a smaller

title within a text.


Table

A Table is a chart showing additional information.


Table of Contents

A Table of Contents gives you section titles and page numbers on which to find

the sections.


Timeline A Timeline is a chart that shows the reader events in

a specific order.


Title A Title is the name of a

text, chapter, or section.


Game 1. Copy the set of cards that follow onto

cardstock. Laminate for durability. 2. Cut the cards apart. 3. Give the cards out to your class. 4. The student with the card that says,

reading his/her card. 5. The student with the answer to that

first question reads his/her card. 6. Continue until the last card brings

you back to the beginning!


I have the First Card.

Who has marks, like a dot, that call attention to a certain word or words?

I have Bullets.

Who has a word or words used to explain an illustration,

drawing, or photograph?

I have Caption.

Who has an enlarged part of a drawing or photograph?

I have Close Up.

Who has print that is a different color than black?

I have Colored Print.

Who has a drawing or diagram that shows an inside

view of something?

I have Cross Section.

Who has a drawing that shows the parts of something?

I have Diagram.

Who has a special section that gives you more

information than the text?

I have Fact Box.

Who has an alphabetical list of important words from the text and their meanings?


I have Glossary.

Who has a visual representation of data?

I have Graph.

Who has the words at the top of a page that help you know what can be found on the

page?

I have Guide Words.

Who has a title that tells you what is on a page of text?

I have Heading.

Who has an alphabetical listing of items, people, places, or subjects found in a text?

I have Index.

Who has print that is slanted?

I have Italics.

Who has a word or phrase that identifies something in a

drawing or photo?

I have Label.

Who has a picture or drawing that shows the location of

something?

I have Map.

Who has a picture created with a camera?


I have Photograph.

Who has a chart showing additional information?

I have Table.

Who has section titles and page numbers on which to find

the sections?

I have Table of Contents.

Who has a chart that shows the reader events in a specific

order?

I have Timeline.

Who has the name of a text, chapter, or section?

I have Title. Who has print that is larger and darker than other words

on the page?

I have Bold Print.

Who has the First Card?


1. Copy the magazine template and directions for each student.

2. Provide nonfiction books, articles, or websites so that students may find more information about the topics. Students might also need photos to help with illustration.

One of my goals in teaching non fiction text features is to have students USE THEM! These magazine templates

provide students with some practice. Before we attempt Time for

Kids! After completing sets like these I have my students move on to the next step- researching their own

nonfiction topic, writing their own articles, and creating a poster- using, of course, text features!

Directions for Magazine Templates:

Magazine Pages


tornado can create winds of 300 miles per hour. A tornado usually forms during a giant storm called a super cell. Winds above and below the storm make a horizontal tube of spinning air. When warm air rises the tube will tilt until it becomes vertical. Cooler air then pushes the tube to the ground. A tornado is formed! Every year about 1000 tornadoes strike the USA. Most of these storms hit in a zone called Tornado Alley. This area of the USA is from Texas to North Dakota. The average number of tornadoes that hits those states every year is: Kansas-‐ 55, Iowa-‐ 37, Nebraska-‐ 45, Oklahoma-‐ 57, and Texas-‐ 139. Tornadoes have many different strengths. In 1971 a man named Tetsuya Fujita made a scale to give tornadoes a number based on their strength. So, an F1 tornado has wind speeds of 73 to 112 miles per hour. An F5 tornado has wind speeds of 261-‐ 318 miles per hour.

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Follow the Step-by-Step Procedure in this Data Table! Check off each step as you complete it!

1. Read the Informational Paragraph on your template! Think of a catchy, eye-grabbing title for this work. Fill in Section 1 with your title. Decorate the box, too!

2. Section 2 is a Fact Box. Add some things about tornadoes. Make this a bulleted list! Include a title!

4. Section 4 is an Illustration. Draw a picture to go along with the article. Add a Caption under the picture!

5. Section 5 is graph. Draw a bar graph showing the numbers of tornadoes in the states of the story. Label the bar graph.

3. Section 3 is a mini-Glossary! Explain the meaning of Tornado Alley. Make the words Tornado and Alley bold. Include a title.

Step by Step


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Snakes are reptiles. A reptile is a cold blooded animal. There are more than 2900 kinds of snakes in the world. Snakes live everywhere: deserts, forests, oceans, streams, on the ground, in trees, and in water. Most snakes found in the USA are not venomous. However, these snakes are: copperheads, coral snakes, rattlesnakes, and water moccasins. How do you tell the difference between a venomous and non venomous snake? Most venomous snakes have slit eyes, a triangle shaped head, and an indention between their eyes and nostrils. There are exceptions to these

look like! Most snakes have teeth, but only venomous snakes have fangs. Fangs are sharp, grooved teeth that are connected to the venom sac. When a snake bites, the venom is released and begins to work quickly to kill or paralyze the prey. Venomous snakes are caught and their venom is taken

squeezing the venom sac to release the poison. Venom is then used to make a medicine called anti-venom. It is used to save the lives of people bitten by snakes.




2. Section 2 is a Fact Box. Make this a bulleted list about snakes. Include a title! (Idea: a list of venomous snakes found all over the world)


3. Section 3 is a mini-Glossary! Explain the meaning of venomous. Make the word venomous bold. Include a title.

Step by Step


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A volcano is a mountain with an opening that

surface. Eruptions can happen when pressure builds. This means gases and rocks rise up through the opening and flow over the earth or spew out. Scientists give three different names to volcanoes. They are active, dormant, and extinct. The Hawaii, USA. It is interesting that the most frequent earthquakes and volcano eruptions happen in an area called the Pacific Ring of Fire. This part of the world has 452 volcanoes and most volcanic eruptions occur here. The Ring of Fire includes an almost circular path that touches North America, South America, and Asia. There are many famous volcanic eruptions. One that happened in the USA in 1980 was in the state of Washington. There a volcano called Mount St. Helens exploded in a ferocious blast. The eruption killed 57 people and caused more than a billion dollars in damage. The ash from that explosion traveled all the way across the USA!




3. Section 3 is a Fact Box. Add some things about volcanoes. Make this a bulleted list! Include a title! Ideas: List of famous volcanoes OR names of volcanoes of the USA.


5. Section 5 is map. Color the Ring of Fire. Label the Ring of Fire and add a caption.

4. Section 4 is a mini-Glossary! Explain the meanings of the words active, dormant, and extinct. Make those words bold. Include a title.

Step by Step


Memory/ Flashcards I Love These!

This set of cards can be used in so many ways! Copy them on cardstock, laminate for

durability, cut apart, store in zip locks. Memory: Divide the cards into meanings and pictures. Turn all the meaning cards face down laying in even rows. Beside this set of rows turn all the picture cards face down in even rows. Kids turn over one card from each set. If the cards

cards are turned back over. Kids have to remember where certain cards were! Flashcards-the center line. Fold them on the center line. Kids look at the meaning and try to determine what the picture is or vice versa! Flip over to check! Other Games: Use the sets of cards in any game. Before a student takes his/her turn they must look at a meaning card and tell what it is.


marks, like a dot, that call attention to a certain word

or words

Homework: Math page 14 Science project Read for 30 minutes

type that is larger and darker than other words

on the page

Cat Dog

Giraffe Elephant Horse

word or words used to explain an

illustration, drawing, or photograph

Bold Print

Bullets

Bold Print



a drawing or diagram that

shows an inside view of something

an enlarged part of a drawing or

photograph

type that is a different color than

black

Close Up

Colored Print

Cross Section

My mom said it is way too cold outside for wearing flip-‐flops.


an alphabetical list of important words from the text and their

meanings

a drawing that shows the parts

of something

a special section that gives you more

information than the text

Diagram

Fact Box

Glossary


a title that tells you what is on a

page of text

a visual representation of

data

the words at the top of a page that help

you know what can be found on the page

Graph

Guide Words

Heading


type that is slanted

a drawing of something

an alphabetical listing of items,

people, places, or subjects found in a

text

Illustration

Index

Italics

My dad yelled,

turn left at the stop sign


a picture created with a camera

a word or phrase that identifies something in a

drawing or photo

a picture or drawing that shows the

location of something

Label

Map

Photograph


Stapler

gives you section titles and page

numbers on which to find the

sections

a smaller title within a text

a chart showing additional

information

Subheading

Table

Table of Contents


a chart that shows the reader

events in a specific order

the name of a text, chapter, or section

Timeline

Title


Ink Saving Pages

Although I do like to use the colored pages in packages like this, I also know the cost of copying these can be too much. So, I am including the entire set of posters and the magazine templates without colored borders. However, the posters do have color on them for the photos and certain parts. Helpful Hint: The posters reproduce very well in color. I took the file (on a flash drive) to my local office supply store and had the poster set made on durable cardstock. The posters can also be enlarged onto 11 x 17 cardstock by the office supply store! It makes a great display!


Bold Print

Bold print is type that is larger and darker than

other words on the page.

Dolphins and porpoises are whales, or cetaceans. They are the smallest whales in the whale family. The largest dolphin is 12 feet long and weighs 1500 pounds. Whales are as long as 100 feet and weigh up to 392,000 pounds!


Bullets Bullets are marks, like a

dot, that call attention to a certain word or words.


Caption A Caption is a word or

words used to explain an illustration, drawing, or

photograph.



Close Up A Close Up is an enlarged

part of a drawing or photograph.

Close Up of Wool Fibers


Colored Print Colored print is type that is a different color than

black.

Dolphins and porpoises are liked by most everyone. They leap in a lively way and always appear to have a smile on their faces. Their playful curiosity and cleverness make them fun to watch! Dolphins are swift and acrobatic swimmers. And they love to play!
