{"id":158,"date":"2026-08-15T16:45:37","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T20:45:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/?p=158"},"modified":"2026-09-04T12:31:56","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T16:31:56","slug":"ten-interesting-facts-american-civil-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/?p=158","title":{"rendered":"Using Text Features as Evidence (American Civil War Edition)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"158\" class=\"elementor elementor-158\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c928f93 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c928f93\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3342852\" data-id=\"3342852\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73bbb65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"73bbb65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.11.2 - 22-02-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/workshop\/informational-text\/images\/text-features.webp\" title=\"\" alt=\"Text Features\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8866f46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8866f46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.11.2 - 22-02-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Text features are powerful tools that help students understand nonfiction. Maps, charts, timelines, tables, and callout boxes give readers quick access to information. They also provide <\/span><b>strong evidence<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> students can use in informational writing.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This lesson uses a Civil War magazine\u2011style page filled with real maps, data tables, timelines, and historical facts. Students learn how to read these features and turn them into clear, accurate evidence.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2bb2811 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2bb2811\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-44221ba\" data-id=\"44221ba\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e07c42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"7e07c42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\n.wsp-stat-strip { background:#323a49; margin:24px auto; max-width:900px; border-radius:14px; padding:24px; }\n.wsp-stat-strip .row { text-align:center; }\n.wsp-stat-item { padding:8px; }\n.wsp-stat-label { display:block; font-size:12px; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1px; color:rgba(255,255,255,.65); margin-bottom:4px; }\n.wsp-stat-value { display:block; font-weight:700; color:#f9d342; font-size:17px; }\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"wsp-stat-strip\">\n  <div class=\"row g-3\">\n    <div class=\"col-6 col-md-3\"><div class=\"wsp-stat-item\"><span class=\"wsp-stat-label\">Grade Level<\/span><span class=\"wsp-stat-value\">4th\u20136th<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"col-6 col-md-3\"><div class=\"wsp-stat-item\"><span class=\"wsp-stat-label\">Skill Focus<\/span><span class=\"wsp-stat-value\"> Text Features<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"col-6 col-md-3\"><div class=\"wsp-stat-item\"><span class=\"wsp-stat-label\">Activities<\/span><span class=\"wsp-stat-value\">3<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"col-6 col-md-3\"><div class=\"wsp-stat-item\"><span class=\"wsp-stat-label\">Format<\/span><span class=\"wsp-stat-value\">Printable & Video<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6525f4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6525f4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Jump to<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7c4393 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"f7c4393\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\n.cs-jump-nav { max-width:900px; margin:24px auto; display:flex; justify-content:center; gap:10px; flex-wrap:wrap; padding:0 20px; }\n.cs-jump-nav a { display:inline-block; padding:10px 20px; border-radius:50px; background:#323a49; border:2px solid #fff; color:#fff; font-weight:700; font-size:13px; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:.5px; text-decoration:none; }\n.cs-jump-nav a:hover { background:#1dbb9d; color:#fff; }\n<\/style>\n<nav class=\"cs-jump-nav\">\n  <a href=\"#lesson-goals\">What You'll Learn<\/a>\n  <a href=\"#lesson\">Mini Lesson<\/a>\n  <a href=\"#handouts\">Handout<\/a>\n  <a href=\"#activities\">Activities<\/a>\n  <a href=\"#teacher-information\">Teacher Info<\/a>\n<\/nav>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16f178f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"16f178f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><!--StartFragment --><\/span><\/p><h2>Informational Text<\/h2><p>Understanding how to read graphic organizers is a foundational skill for informational text. When students know what each organizer represents, such as relationships, comparisons, sequences, causes, or categories, they can interpret information more accurately and use visuals to support comprehension across all subjects.<\/p><p>This lesson prepares students to learn about text structures, in which they\u2019ll use these same organizers to analyze chronological order, compare and contrast, cause and effect, and problem and solution.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-780b014 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"780b014\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"lesson-goals\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e5e41c0\" data-id=\"e5e41c0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdbaebb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cdbaebb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><b>\u2b50 <\/b>What Students Learn<\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2714 identify common text features<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2714 explain how text features support comprehension<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2714 pull evidence from maps, charts, tables, and timelines<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2714 write evidence\u2011based sentences using text features<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2714 apply the skill to real historical content<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7f1d09 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b7f1d09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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They help readers understand:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>where<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> something happened<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>when<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> it happened<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>how many<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or <\/span><b>how much<\/b><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>how ideas connect<\/b><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Common text features include:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">maps<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">charts<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">tables<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">timelines<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">photographs<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">callout boxes<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When students learn to read these features, nonfiction becomes easier to navigate,\u00a0 and writing becomes more accurate.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33ea9fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"33ea9fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\r\n  \/* Main Container *\/\r\n  .text-features-section {\r\n    background-color: #E8DCC2;\r\n    padding: 40px 20px;\r\n    border-radius: 12px;\r\n    box-sizing: border-box;\r\n    font-family: inherit;\r\n  }\r\n\r\n  .text-features-section * {\r\n    box-sizing: 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class=\"flip-front-content\">\r\n            <h3 class=\"flip-title\">Example 1 \u2014 Maps<\/h3>\r\n            <p>Using Maps as Evidence<\/p>\r\n            <div class=\"flip-hint\">Hover or tap to flip \ud83d\udd04<\/div>\r\n          <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <!-- Back -->\r\n        <div class=\"flip-card-back\">\r\n          <h3>Using Maps as Evidence<\/h3>\r\n          <p>\r\n            A map of Union and Confederate states shows how the nation was divided in 1861.<br><br>\r\n            <em>\u201cThe map shows that the country was split between Union and Confederate states, which increased tension and made conflict more likely.\u201d<\/em><br><br>\r\n            Maps provide <strong>geographic evidence<\/strong>.\r\n          <\/p>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <!-- Example 2 \u2014 Data Tables -->\r\n    <div class=\"flip-card\" ontouchstart=\"\">\r\n      <div class=\"flip-card-inner\">\r\n        <!-- Front -->\r\n        <div class=\"flip-card-front\">\r\n          <div class=\"flip-front-content\">\r\n            <h3 class=\"flip-title\">Example 2 \u2014 Data Tables<\/h3>\r\n            <p>Using Tables as Evidence<\/p>\r\n            <div class=\"flip-hint\">Hover or tap to flip \ud83d\udd04<\/div>\r\n          <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <!-- Back -->\r\n        <div class=\"flip-card-back\">\r\n          <h3>Using Data Tables as Evidence<\/h3>\r\n          <p>\r\n            A table comparing deaths from major American wars shows that the Civil War caused around 750,000 deaths.<br><br>\r\n            <em>\u201cAccording to the data table, the Civil War caused more deaths than any other American war.\u201d<\/em><br><br>\r\n            Tables provide <strong>numerical evidence<\/strong>.\r\n          <\/p>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <!-- Example 3 \u2014 Callout Boxes -->\r\n    <div class=\"flip-card\" ontouchstart=\"\">\r\n      <div class=\"flip-card-inner\">\r\n        <!-- Front -->\r\n        <div class=\"flip-card-front\">\r\n          <div class=\"flip-front-content\">\r\n            <h3 class=\"flip-title\">Example 3 \u2014 Callout Boxes<\/h3>\r\n            <p>Using Callout Boxes as Evidence<\/p>\r\n            <div class=\"flip-hint\">Hover or tap to flip \ud83d\udd04<\/div>\r\n          <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <!-- Back -->\r\n        <div class=\"flip-card-back\">\r\n          <h3>Using Callout Boxes as Evidence<\/h3>\r\n          <p>\r\n            A callout box titled <em>The War by the Numbers<\/em> highlights soldier counts and average ages.<br><br>\r\n            <em>\u201cThe callout box shows that over two million men served in the Union Army, and most soldiers were around 23 years old.\u201d<\/em><br><br>\r\n            Callout boxes provide <strong>high\u2011impact evidence<\/strong>.\r\n          <\/p>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <!-- Example 4 \u2014 Timelines -->\r\n    <div class=\"flip-card\" ontouchstart=\"\">\r\n      <div class=\"flip-card-inner\">\r\n        <!-- Front -->\r\n        <div class=\"flip-card-front\">\r\n          <div class=\"flip-front-content\">\r\n            <h3 class=\"flip-title\">Example 4 \u2014 Timelines<\/h3>\r\n            <p>Using Timelines as Evidence<\/p>\r\n            <div class=\"flip-hint\">Hover or tap to flip \ud83d\udd04<\/div>\r\n          <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <!-- Back -->\r\n        <div class=\"flip-card-back\">\r\n          <h3>Using Timelines as Evidence<\/h3>\r\n          <p>\r\n            A timeline shows how the war progressed from Fort Sumter to Appomattox.<br><br>\r\n            <em>\u201cThe timeline shows that the war lasted four years, beginning in April 1861 and ending when Lee surrendered in April 1865.\u201d<\/em><br><br>\r\n            Timelines provide <strong>sequence evidence<\/strong>.\r\n          <\/p>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n 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organizer.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d16e238 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"d16e238\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/american-history\/civil-war\/blog\/civil-war-text-features.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-md\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-paper-plane\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Get the free organizer & handouts. 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elementor-element elementor-element-bae4f4e\" data-id=\"bae4f4e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-827f770 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"827f770\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"ltr\">Select either the printable 10 Interesting Facts and Timeline from the handout or the webpage on Book Units Teacher featured in the video lesson. You can go to the webpage by clicking the button below.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cae3e8 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5cae3e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/american-history\/civil-war\/ten-facts-civil-war.htm\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-md\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-alt-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Go to 10 Interesting Facts About the Civil War<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57a20b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57a20b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>\u2b50 Activity 2 \u2014 Identify Text Features<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3ac24c9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3ac24c9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c6afb20\" data-id=\"c6afb20\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8eb1d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b8eb1d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/american-history\/civil-war\/blog\/using-text-features-as-evidence-1.webp\" title=\"\" alt=\"Using Text Features as Evidence Writing Lesson Video for Upper Elementary Students\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f7e64bc\" data-id=\"f7e64bc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-958b60e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"958b60e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Students examine the Civil War page and label:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">maps<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">charts<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">tables<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">timelines<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">callout boxes<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This builds awareness before writing.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8008837 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8008837\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>\u2b50 <\/b>Activity 2 \u2014 Write Evidence Sentences<\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Students choose one text feature and write a sentence using it as evidence.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Examples:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe map shows\u2026\u201d<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe table indicates\u2026\u201d<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe timeline demonstrates\u2026\u201d<\/span><\/li><\/ul><h3><b>\u2b50 <\/b>Activity 3 \u2014 Apply the Skill to a Paragraph<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-77a485c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"77a485c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-37c7d84\" data-id=\"37c7d84\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7c16d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c7c16d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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paragraph using:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a claim<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">one text feature<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">an explanation<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a conclusion<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This prepares them for writing informational texts.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09648bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"09648bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"teacher-information\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><b>\u2b50 <\/b>Teacher Information<\/h2><h3>Differentiation<\/h3><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Struggling readers:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Use only one text feature at a time.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>On\u2011level readers:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Write evidence sentences using multiple features.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Advanced readers:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Write full paragraphs using two or more features.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><h3>Common Misconceptions<\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Students often:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">describe the feature instead of using it<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">confuse \u201cfact from the text\u201d with \u201cevidence from a feature\u201d<\/span><\/li><li 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