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will explain that another characteristic of informational books is that they include photographs (pictures of real life) and pictures (drawings or art work). These photographs and pictures also can teach the reader facts about the topic of the book. They give us information, just like the words that we read. I will model drawing a conclusion about information in the pictures from All About Cats and Kittens by Emily Neye. I will do this by identifying what is in the picture (specific objects, persons or animals). Then, I will describe what the people, objects, or animals are doing, or what they look like. I will use this information to draw a conclusion about the fact that the picture shares. For example, on page 2 there are several photographs of cats. I will describe the different cats in the pictures. Then, I will draw a conclusion about a fact--some cats have no hair (the Sphinx), while other cats have lots of hair (the Persian). I will record this information on the Characteristics of Informational Texts Chart that I started in Lesson 1 (Example Chart is provided in Unit Teacher and Student Materials).

Ask: "How do I draw a conclusion about a fact in photograph or a picture?" Students should answer that you identify what people, animals or objects are in the photograph, and then describe what they are doing or what they look like. Then, you think about what the photograph taught you.

will identify photographs in All About Cats and Kittens by Emily Neye. We will draw conclusions about new information that we are learning from 1-2 photographs in the book. We will observe that informational texts have photographs that teach us information about a topic, and we will add the title of the book to our chart, in addition to our examples. We will look at a few more examples of photographs in the book. We will record this information on our chart.

will draw one new fact you learned from a photograph or picture in All About Cats and Kittens and write how you know the book is informational. You will share your fact picture with the class by saying “One fact that I learned about cats and kittens from a picture/photograph in an informational text is . . .” Your teacher may add this fact to the chart.