3.8 More About Text Structures

Take a PEEK at a Terry Fox Article

Take a PEEK at this article on Terry Fox. It is a biography - it tells about his life.

P - Pictures 

Before reading the page, look at all the pictures (and captions, if they have them). Looking at the pictures helps to get your brain focused on what the page is about and things that might be important.

E - Each Heading

We know that information is sometimes organized into sections. Reading the titles and headings on the page helps get the brain focused on the information and even hints at what the "main ideas" are.

E - Ending

Sometimes at the end of an article, book, or chapter, there is an "ending" or concluding paragraph that retells important facts or ideas. Reading the ending of a nonfiction text first can help to focus the brain on what is important when reading the text from start to finish.

K - Know

What do you already know about this text? Remember, you haven't read it all yet, but sometimes if you think about what know from your PEEK, then it helps you to better understand what is important when you read the "whole thing".

Get the article:

Turn the page in this online book before reading the article.