Lesson Instructions

You will go through two lessons (one in grammar and one in reading).

GRAMMAR

Introduction

We are continuing to review and learn different reference materials and when they are most appropriate to use.

Our last reference material to learn is the ENCYCLOPEDIA. An encyclopedia is a set of book on topics. It was the go-to resource for information before the internet existed!

Video

Stop and Jot

In Your Notebook:

Reference Materials
Dictionaries	A book of words in alphabetical order Gives definition, part of speech, and pronunciation
Glossaries	Domain-specific vocabulary words in alphabetical order In the back of the reference material Give definitions
Thesaurus	A book of synonyms and antonyms in alphabetical order Helps improve word choice while writing
Almanacs	A book of facts about a given year Written chronologically (in order by time) or by topic
Atlas	A book of maps (used to view a specific location or surface features)
Encyclopedia	A set of books with articles on topics Topics written in alphabetical order This was the “internet” before the internet existed!

Interactive

READING

Introduction

We are continuing to look at text features and how they authors include text features to guide out understanding of the text. Text features are purposeful.

Nonfiction Text Features
Print - bold, colored, italics, highlighted, big or small
Diagrams
Timelines
Index
Bullet points
Table of contents
glossary
graphs
tables/chairs
maps
pictures/captions

Video

Stop and Jot

In Your Notebook:

Continue reading informational text and adding to your chart from the last reading session. If you are having trouble locating text features, use the graphic above to help you.

While you are reading your informational book, find text features and fill out the chart. Read for 30 minutes.

Text Feature	Why did the author include it?

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