Creating Disaster Posters with Text Features

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Objective

I can create an informational poster about natural disasters that includes text features.

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Key concepts

3 concepts

  1. 1

    An informational poster uses words and pictures to teach people about a topic, such as natural disasters.

  2. 2

    Natural disasters are powerful events in nature that can cause a lot of damage, and a poster can help people understand them and how to stay safe.

  3. 3

    To make your poster easy to read, you should use text features like a clear title, headings, and pictures with captions.

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Practice

3 questions

1

What is the main purpose of an informational poster, according to the reading passage?

2

You are making a poster about floods. You have a picture showing people using sandbags to protect their homes. What text feature should you add directly under this picture, and why is it helpful?

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Exit ticket

Quick comprehension check

Imagine you are creating an informational poster about floods. Describe what you would include on your poster to make it helpful and easy to read, making sure to explain how you would use at least four different text features from the reading passage.

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