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This warm-up activity designed for 7th graders focuses on important components of informational texts. Students will learn about elements such as indexes, labels, maps, and special print formatting that aid comprehension. The warm-up includes quizzes on terms like captions, comparisons, graphics, and illustrations to reinforce understanding. By recognizing these elements, students will enhance their ability to navigate and interpret various materials, ultimately improving their reading skills and comprehension in diverse subjects.
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Warm-Ups 10-15-13 10-18-13 7th Grade
Warm-Up 10-15-13 • Index: This is an alphabetical list of ideas that are in the book. It tells you what page the idea is on. • Labels: These help you identify a picture or a photograph and its parts • Maps: help you to understand where places are in the world • Special Print: When a word is bold, in italics, or underlined, it is an important word for you to know • Subtitles: These headings help you to know what the next section will be about • Table of Contents: Helps you identify key topics in the book in the order they are presented
Warm-Up 10-16-13 • Captions: Help you better understand a picture or photograph • Comparisons: These sentences help you to picture something {Example: A whale shark is a little bit bigger than a school bus.} • Glossary: Helps you define words that are in the book • Graphics: Charts, graphs, or cutaways are used to help you understand what the author is trying to tell you • Illustrations/Photographs: Help you to know exactly what something looks like
Warm-Up Quiz 10-17-13 Index Labels Maps Special Print Subtitles Table of Contents Captions Comparisons Graphics Illustrations/Photographs 1)Help you to know exactly what something looks like 2)help you to understand where places are in the world 3)These headings help you to know what the next section will be about 4)Help you better understand a picture or photograph 5)Charts, graphs, or cutaways are used to help you understand what the author is trying to tell you 6)Helps you identify key topics in the book in the order they are presented 7)When a word is bold, in italics, or underlined, it is an important word for you to know 8)These sentences help you to picture something Glossary: Helps you define words that are in the book 9)These help you identify a picture or a photograph and its parts 10)This is an alphabetical list of ideas that are in the book. It tells you what page the idea is on.
10-18-13 -No Warm-Ups classes went to the computer lab