Grade 2 · English Language Arts and Reading Video Lesson
Discuss the author's use of print and graphic features to achieve specific purposes Video Lesson
Curriculum-aligned Grade 2 English Language Arts and Reading lesson video for Discuss the author's use of print and graphic features to achieve specific purposes. Use it for classroom preview, instruction support, or home review.
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Curriculum-aligned Grade 2 English Language Arts and Reading lesson video for Discuss the author's use of print and graphic features to achieve specific purposes. Use it for classroom preview, instruction support, or home review.
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Video Learning Notes
In this lesson, students learned to identify and discuss how authors use print features like bold and italics, and graphic features like pictures and diagrams, to help readers understand texts. They also explored descriptive, literal, and figurative language and practiced explaining how these author choices communicate meaning. These skills help students become thoughtful readers and effective communicators.
Learning Goals
- Explain how authors use print features (such as bold print, italics, and headings) to help readers understand the text’s purpose.
- Identify graphic features (such as pictures, diagrams, and charts) and discuss how they support the author’s message.
- Recognize and discuss examples of descriptive, literal, and figurative language in texts.
- Use evidence from texts to explain how print and graphic features contribute to meaning.
- Express understanding of author’s craft through oral or written responses.
Curriculum Context
Grade: Grade 2
Subject: English Language Arts and Reading
Curriculum: TEKS