Choose a feature for a task
State the reading need and match it to a feature before inventing an answer.
About 15 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 1Read Features and Write Useful Information
Apply choose a feature for a task, distinguish text organization, use a definition sentence, choose a procedure opening using supplied texts and original responses.
Before you begin
- Find a stated detail and write a focused paragraph.
Choose by skill rather than age alone. Read with an adult when useful, revisit a lesson, or explore another grade.
Follow the lesson sequence
Distinguish text organization
Read the actual relationship among sentences and use the supplied signals to confirm the structure.
About 15 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 2Use a definition sentence
Read what the final phrase adds to the term. Decide whether it classifies, illustrates, contrasts or locates.
About 15 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 3Choose a procedure opening
Trace the stated order and find its first action. Check that later actions do not need missing materials.
About 15 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 4Review and transfer
After the lessons, try 4 new review cases and a practical task. Each answer has an explanation and a link back to the related lesson.
Open the unit reviewGuest answers are temporary. Keep your own paper or document; this unit does not certify completion or record a school grade.
Topic references
- Common Core State Standards ELA topic references; not certified alignment: topic reference — Read Features and Write Useful Information
These references informed the topic selection. They do not certify complete standards alignment.