Text Features Using Gradual Release and MORE!

There are PLENTY of resources out there for teaching text features, but most are a basic introduction of various ones.  For example, students are asked to memorize and learn what a caption, illustration, graph, and chart are.  This is fine for the primary grades, but once you get into 3rd grade, teachers need to get a little deeper.  My latest resource will challenge your students to move beyond mere identification of text features and show them how to use them to figure out the main idea even before reading the text, identify the author's purpose, and evaluate how effective each one is in helping the reader better understand the text.  

There are 2 strategies included in the PowerPoint, that really helps all types of readers, especially the struggling ones. This 52-slide resource includes:
• Step-by-step notes for the teacher
• Gradual Release Labels to guide you through each day
• Kid-friendly definition of text features; how authors use them
• Sample anchor chart
• Daily Do-ables for each day
• Text Features Cover-Up Strategy Lesson (directions given to only my faithful blog followers)

• 2 Sample Non-Fiction Texts
• Rigorous HOT Questions for Each Day

• Rank It! Strategy Lesson
• Text Features Journal Handouts for Each Story
• Sample Evaluating Text Features Paragraph Frame

You can download the preview and purchase Text Features Using Gradual Release in my TPT store:  http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Text-Features-Using-Gradual-Release-1082692