Thursday 03/22 Writing - Using Text Features to Write Well

Purpose: As an informational writer, I can use text features to support a reader's navigation through my writing.

1. Connection:  Navigating a Reading Road
2. Teaching:  Today I want to teach you that writers use all the space on a page, not just to create paragraphs of words but also to create headings, side texts, and illustrations that also communicate information.
3. Engagement:  Study mentor texts to identify text features used; record the features you see in each example on a sticky note.
4. Application: Research Report
• Redraft your research report, adding text features to help reader's navigation of your writing.
• Match your information to fit the patterns in your table of contents.
• Structure your writing using the different formats available for information writing.