Congratulations on your purchase of this Really GoodStuff® Nonfiction Text Features 12-in-1 Poster Set—acomprehensive way to teach features included innonfiction text.

This Really Good Stuff® product includes:• 1 Nonfiction Text Features 12-in-1 Poster, laminated• 12 Text Features Mini Posters, laminated• This Really Good Stuff® Activity Guide

Before displaying the Nonfiction Text Features 12-in-1Poster Set, make copies of this Really Good Stuff®

Activity Guide, and the reproducibles found on the backof each Mini Poster, and file the pages for future use. Or,download another copy of it from our Web site atwww.reallygoodstuff.com. The unique format of thisPoster allows you to display it in a couple of ways: • Insert the Mini Poster that you are using in your

current lesson in the center of the Main Poster anddisplay the other Mini Posters around it.

• Display all the Mini Posters at the same time aroundthe outside of the Main Poster.

You can insert your Mini Posters into the Main Poster intwo different ways: Either tuck them into the slits ateach corner, or into the tabs at the top and bottom ofthe display area.

Introducing the Nonfiction Text Features 12-in-1 Poster SetGather a few nonfiction books and display them alongthe ledge of your chalkboard. Explain to students thatnonfiction books and materials often include additionalinformation other than in the main text. Identifying andusing this additional information will help them tounderstand better what they read. Review the textfeatures found on the Main Poster and discuss how eachfeature might enhance or supplement what they read.

Using the Nonfiction Text Features 12-in-1 Poster SetBefore introducing each text feature, gather somenonfiction materials that include examples of that textfeature. Copy and distribute the Mini Poster Reproducibleon the back of the Mini Poster. Display the Mini Poster on

the Main Poster and read the definition of that textfeature aloud. Point out the example on the Mini Posterand ask students how the feature helps them tounderstand the text better. Distribute nonfictionmaterials for students to explore and encourage them tofind other examples of the feature. Discuss how theexamples the students found help a reader. Tell studentsto put their Mini Poster Reproducible in a safe place atthe end of each lesson. Once you have reviewed andstudents have received all of the Mini Posterreproducibles, have them create a cover sheet and stapleall of them together to make a resource guide of textfeatures.

Nonfiction Text Features ActivityCopy and distribute the Nonfiction Text Features ActivityReproducible. Point to each Mini Poster and review theinformation on each. Distribute a student periodical toeach student and tell students to locate an example ofthree of the text features you have studied. Instructstudents to write the name of each text feature in thefirst column, to cut and glue the example of the textfeature found in the periodical in the middle column, andto describe in the last column how each feature helpsthem understand the text. Encourage students to sharetheir examples.

Text Features BingoFind and collect several examples of the text features ina variety of print materials. Point to each Mini Poster youhave studied and review the information with the class.Copy and distribute the Text Features Bingo CardReproducible and instruct students to fill in the boxeswith the names of the text features you just reviewed(they can repeat text features). Distribute Bingo“markers” and explain how to play: Tell students that youwill display an example of a text feature and they are toplace a marker on that text feature on their TextFeatures Bingo Card Reproducible, indicating that if thetext feature is written in more than one space, they canchoose which space they want to cover. In order to getbingo, students need five in a row, either across, down ordiagonally. Reward the winner with a sticker, trip to your“treasure box,” or other special treat.

Nonfiction Text Features 12-in-1 Poster Set

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All activity guides can be found online:

Nonfiction Text Features Activity Reproducible

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Text Features Bingo Card Reproducible

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Types of Print Mini Poster Reproducible

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Maps Mini Poster Reproducible

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A list of

important

information

or facts that

can be

found in the

text.

Headings Mini Poster Reproducible

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Table of Contents Mini Poster Reproducible

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Insets and Sidebars Mini Poster Reproducible

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Bullets, Asterisks, and Stars Mini Poster Reproducible

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Time Lines Mini Poster Reproducible

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A list of

important

information

or facts that

can be

found in the

text.

Charts and Graphs Mini Poster Reproducible

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Glossary Mini Poster Reproducible

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Captions and Labels Mini Poster Reproducible

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Index Mini Poster Reproducible

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Diagrams and Cutaways Mini Poster Reproducible

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