Use a feature efficiently

Supplied materials

• Paper and pencil, or a browser text area. All named people/events/records are fictional learning inputs.
• Worked case: Need: chapter starting pages. Relation: in 2020, then in 2021. Caption: This is the axle. Final: The model has two wheels.
• Primary check: Need: page references for axle. Relation: wheel stuck, lubricant used as a response. Caption: Built in May. Final: You should keep the model dry.

Learn the idea

Contents lists sections in book order, an index lists topics alphabetically with locations, a glossary defines terms, and a key explains symbols in a diagram.

Match the reader’s stated need to the feature’s job and say what information the feature would supply.

Example to read or listen to: Need: chapter starting pages. Relation: in 2020, then in 2021. Caption: This is the axle. Final: The model has two wheels. The answer is table of contents. The relevant input states: Need: chapter starting pages. This fits table of contents. Contents lists sections in book order, an index lists topics alphabetically with locations, a glossary defines terms, and a key explains symbols in a diagram. A glossary is not a map of chapter pages.

1. Read or listen to the worked example. Say what the reading or writing task asks you to find. An adult can help with unfamiliar words.
2. Match the reader’s stated need to the feature’s job and say what information the feature would supply.
3. Check the worked solution: table of contents. The relevant input states: Need: chapter starting pages. This fits table of contents. Contents lists sections in book order, an index lists topics alphabetically with locations, a glossary defines terms, and a key explains symbols in a diagram. A glossary is not a map of chapter pages.
4. Try the question and the practice questions. Point to the words that helped you choose before checking the feedback.

Check your reasoning

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Take it further

Optional extra practice: Make a one-page guide to a fictional two-wheel model using supplied facts: blue frame, 4 cm wheels, axle rod. Add a heading, labeled diagram and glossary definition. Separate one factual sentence from one recommendation for testing. Practice this lesson’s skill as you complete the task. Use this idea to check your work: Contents lists sections in book order, an index lists topics alphabetically with locations, a glossary defines terms, and a key explains symbols in a diagram.

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