Reading Charts and Pictures
Aligned to RI.4.7 — Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.
What this lesson teaches
Nonfiction often shares information in more than just words. Charts, diagrams, maps, and photos can add facts or make an idea clearer. Read these carefully and connect what they show to what the words say.
Worked example
An article about weather might include a bar graph showing rain for each month. The words say the rainiest month, and the graph lets you see exactly how much more rain fell than in the driest month.
Practice questions
- Describe one thing a diagram can show that a paragraph cannot easily explain.
- Find a chart or map in a book and tell what information it adds.
- Explain how a photo with a caption helped you understand something you read.
Watch the lesson
Every lesson comes with a video taught in English and Spanish — the same video the QR code in the printed workbook opens.
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Leer Gráficas e Imágenes
La no ficción muchas veces comparte información con más que solo palabras. Las gráficas, diagramas, mapas y fotos pueden agregar hechos o aclarar una idea. Léelos con cuidado y conecta lo que muestran con lo que dicen las palabras.
Ejemplo: Un artículo sobre el clima podría incluir una gráfica de barras que muestra la lluvia de cada mes. Las palabras dicen cuál es el mes más lluvioso, y la gráfica te deja ver exactamente cuánta más lluvia cayó que en el mes más seco.
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