Teaching Second-Grade TEXT FEATURES Using FIRE TRUCKS ON THE MOVE

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Features that help students understand how an informational text is organized:

FEATURE PURPOSE

Title page

Confirms title, author’s name, and publisher

Contents page

Identifies the topics to be presented and their order

Chapter name, heading, or subheading

Helps students identify main topics on a quick pass through the text

Page number

Helps students with sequence of ideas and aids in using the index

Glossary

Defines new and important words

Index

Lists the main ideas in the text, with page numbers to help students find them

Features that help students understand how an informational text is organized:

FEATURE PURPOSE

Title page

Confirms title, author’s name, and publisher

Contents page

Identifies the topics to be presented and their order

Chapter name, heading, or subheading

Helps students identify main topics on a quick pass through the text

Page number

Helps students with sequence of ideas and aids in using the index

Glossary

Defines new and important words

Visual aids that help students understand informational texts:

VISUAL AID

PURPOSE

Photo, drawing, or illustration

Shows how something in the text looked or might have looked

Diagram

Gives a more detailed view of a complex topic

Visual aids that help students understand informational texts:

VISUAL AID

PURPOSE

Photo, drawing, or illustration

Shows how something in the text looked or might have looked

Diagram

Gives a more detailed view of a complex topic

Features that point out important or additional information:

FEATURE PURPOSE

Bold print

Tells students a word is new and important; sometimes a glossary term

Colored print

Highlights a key topic or feature

Caption

Points out what’s in a photo, a drawing, or an illustration and relates it to the informational text; often gives more information

Label

Identifies important points of interest in a diagram or photograph that students might otherwise miss

Features that point out important or additional information:

FEATURE PURPOSE

Bold print

Tells students a word is new and important; sometimes a glossary term

Colored print

Highlights a key topic or feature

Caption

Points out what’s in a photo, a drawing, or an illustration and relates it to the informational text; often gives more information

Label

Identifies important points of interest in a diagram or photograph that students might otherwise miss

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Lerner Publications Company

Minneapolis

s

Judith Jango-Cohen

TITLE PAGE: This is

the first page of the book.

It tells you what the name,

or title, of the book is. It

also tells you who wrote

the book. This person is

called the author.

TITLE PAGE:

This is

the first page of the book.

It tells you what the name,

or title, of the book is. It

also tells you who wrote

the book. This person is

called the author.

AUTHOR

TITLE: This is

the title of the

book. It tells

you what the

book is about.

TITLE:

This is

the title of the

book. It tells

you what the

book is about.

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Glossary

page

30

Index

page

32

Contents

page

4

Fire Trucks

beginning of the book.

It tells you in what order

you will read about topics.

Page numbers tell where

each topic starts.

CONTENTS PAGE:

This is a list at the

beginning of the book.

It tells you in what order

you will read about topics.

Page numbers tell where

each topic starts.

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WHEE-OOO! WHEE-OOO!

What is making such a

loud sound?

Fire

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Trucks

4

HEADINGS: These words

separate your book into

parts. Headings are usually

in bigger type and are at the

top of a page. A heading

tells you what’s to come in

that part of the book.

HEADINGS:

These words

separate your book into

parts. Headings are usually

in bigger type and are at the

top of a page. A heading

tells you what’s to come in

that part of the book.

MAIN TEXT:

TEXT OR

These are the

words on a page

that describe the

main ideas of the

book. Main text

is usually smaller

than chapter

titles or headings.

TEXT OR

MAIN TEXT:

These are the

words on a page

that describe the

main ideas of the

book. Main text

is usually smaller

than chapter

titles or headings.

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That loud sound

is the siren of a

fire truck.

The siren is

on the front

of the truck.

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PHOTOS: The

photos or pictures in

a book show what the

words, or text, describe.

Looking at photos can

help you understand

the meaning of the text.

PHOTOS:

The

photos or pictures in

a book show what the

words, or text, describe.

Looking at photos can

help you understand

the meaning of the text.

CAPTION: These

words tell you about the

picture on the page. A

caption is usually close to

the picture it goes with.

CAPTION:

These

words tell you about the

picture on the page. A

caption is usually close to

the picture it goes with.

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A fire truck carries firefighters

to a fire.

What else does a

fire truck carry?

This crew fights

fires in Virginia.

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COLORED WORDS

OR SENTENCES:

These words or sentences

tell you that these ideas

are important.

COLORED WORDS

OR SENTENCES:

These words or sentences

tell you that these ideas

are important.

PAGE NUMBERS:

Page numbers are on the

lower part of most pages

in a book. They tell you

how far along you are in

the book. They also help

you find information

from the index.

PAGE NUMBERS:

Page numbers are on the

lower part of most pages

in a book. They tell you

how far along you are in

the book. They also help

you find information

from the index.

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Fire Truck

Diagram

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LABELS: These words

are part of a diagram or

a photo. They point out

important parts of the

diagram or photo.

LABELS:

These words

are part of a diagram or

a photo. They point out

important parts of the

diagram or photo.

DIAGRAM:

A diagram is a type of

drawing. Its title tells you

what the drawing shows.

DIAGRAM:

A diagram is a type of

drawing. Its title tells you

what the drawing shows.

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Glossary

bucket:

a place at the end of a fire truck’s ladder

where firefighters stand to spray a high fire

gear:

tools that a fire truck carries

lever:

a control that moves a fire truck’s ladder

outrigger:

a part that holds a tower truck safely

on the ground when its ladder is up

pike pole:

a tool used to poke holes in a burning

building

siren:

a horn that makes a warning noise

tank:

a container that holds air for a firefighter

to breathe

tower truck:

a fire truck that has a ladder

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BOLD PRINT: Words

in bold print have thick,

black letters. You might

not know what these words

mean. They are usually

in a glossary, or list with

definitions, at the end of

the book.

BOLD PRINT:

Words

in bold print have thick,

black letters. You might

not know what these words

mean. They are usually

in a glossary, or list with

definitions, at the end of

the book.

DEFINITION

GLOSSARY: This is a

list of important new words

that you have learned by

reading the book. Each

glossary word is in bold

letters. After the bold

word is the meaning, or

definition, of the word.

You can find the glossary

near the end of the book.

GLOSSARY:

This is a

list of important new words

that you have learned by

reading the book. Each

glossary word is in bold

letters. After the bold

word is the meaning, or

definition, of the word.

You can find the glossary

near the end of the book.

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. Minneapolis:

Bellwether Media, 2007.

Lyon, George Ella.

Trucks Roll!

New York:

Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2007.

Sparky the Fire Dog

http:

//

www.sparky.org

Teitelbaum, Michael.

If I Could Drive a

Fire Truck!

New York: Scholastic, 2001.

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FURTHER

READING: This is a list

of books and websites on

the same subject as the

book you just read. You

can learn more by looking

at books and websites from

the list. The list is at the

end of your book.

FURTHER

READING:

This is a list

of books and websites on

the same subject as the

book you just read. You

can learn more by looking

at books and websites from

the list. The list is at the

end of your book.

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Index

bucket, 22–23, 28

gear, 7, 11–17, 25, 28–29

hoses, 16–17, 26, 28

ladder, 18–22, 26, 28–29

siren, 5, 8, 28

smoke, 13, 15

speed, 9–10

tower truck, 18–23, 26,

29

wheels, 7, 25–26, 28

Photo Acknowledgments

The images in this book are used with the permission of: © travis manley/Shutterstock Images, p. 1; © Joy Brown/Shutterstock Images, p. 2; © Stephen St. John/National Geographic/Getty Images, p. 4; © Bob Peterson/UpperCut Images/Getty Images, pp. 5, 17; © Ariel Skelley/The Image Bank/Getty Images, p. 6; © Dylan D. Dog/Alamy, p. 7;

© Dale A Stork/Shutterstock Images, p. 8; © fotog/Getty Images, p. 9; © Timothy Swope/TRANSTOCK, Inc./Alamy, p. 10; © Peter Hanson/Shutterstock.com, p. 11; © JAM WORLD IMAGES/Alamy, p. 12; © Blue Shadows/Alamy, pp. 13, 15; © Tim Pleasant/

Shutterstock Images, p. 14; © Katrina Brown/Shutterstock Images, p. 16; © Enigma/ Alamy, p. 18; © Mike Brake/Shutterstock Images, p. 19; © Homeros/Shutterstock Images, p. 20; © Robert Warren/Stone/Getty Images, p. 21; © Michael Doolittle/Alamy, p. 22; © Tommy Flynn/Photonica/Getty Images, p. 23; © Christina Richards/ Shutterstock Images, p. 24; © Ryasick/Dreamstime.com, p. 25; © fotosearch/

Photolibrary, p. 26; © M.Uptegrove/Shutterstock Images, p. 27; Library of Congress (LC-USZ62-46001), p. 28; (C) Laura Westlund/Independent Picture Service, p. 29;

Front cover: istockphoto.com/ryasick (top); Hans Lippert/Imagebroker.net /Photolibrary (bottom).

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INDEX: This list at the

end of a book follows the

order of the alphabet.

The index helps you find

main ideas. The words in

the index are followed

by page numbers. These

numbers tell you where to

go in the book to find the

main ideas.

INDEX:

This list at the

end of a book follows the

order of the alphabet.

The index helps you find

main ideas. The words in

the index are followed

by page numbers. These

numbers tell you where to

go in the book to find the

Teaching Second-Grade TEXT FEATURES Using FIRE TRUCKS ON THE MOVE

Features that help students understand how an informational text is organized:

Page number

Index

Contents page

Glossary

Visual aids that help students understand informational texts:

PURPOSE

Colored print

Features that point out important or additional information:

Label

Minneapolis

This is

you what the

Glossary

beginning of the book.

Page numbers tell where

Trucks

parts. Headings are usually

is usually smaller

That loud sound

photos or pictures in

CAPTION:

A fire truck carries firefighters

tell you that these ideas

PAGE NUMBERS:

Fire Truck

DIAGRAM:

Glossary

on the ground when its ladder is up

in bold print have thick,

not know what these words

letters. After the bold

letters. After the bold

Further Reading

. Minneapolis:

FURTHER

the same subject as the

Index

INDEX: This list at the

INDEX:

main ideas.