Using Text and Illustrations To Comprehend Worksheets

Related ELA Standard: RI.3.7

Core Standard
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Illustrations can help shape our thoughts and complete feelings about a work. They can bring a character or setting into vivid detail. In all, a good drawing can bring a story alive for a student. If you remember back to your childhood, would you look to pick up a book that has picture or one that was completely void of anything outside of the pages of text? For students that have trouble reading, illustrations can be the life blood of the work for them. These worksheets will help your students understand the actions of the illustrations towards each written work.

Text and Illustrations Worksheets:

Healthy Foods – 3 squares a day seems to get more complicated every year.

String Instruments – I never thought of the piano as a string instrument.

At the Furniture Store – Time for Mr. and Mrs. Miller to pick out a new living room.

Yoga Class – Some of those poses look very painful.

Antlers – I never knew just how many animals have antlers.

Let's Make Cupcakes! – How many ingredients are in the cupcakes?

Grocery List – How many items does Mrs. Scott plan to buy?

Comparing Products – How many servings does each box of cereal contain?

The Continents – At one time, scientists believed that the land masses on the earth were not separated by bodies of water as they are today.

The Outer Banks – To reach the next island down, Ocracoke, it is necessary to take a ferry.

History of the Saddle – There are two main types of saddles: the Hungarian saddle and the Moorish saddle. We know them as the English saddle and the Western saddle.

At the Flower Shop – Some flowers make good bouquets because each long stem has a single flower at the top.

A Nature Walk – Mr. King is taking his class for a nature walk. Janet wants to collect as many different kinds of leaves as she can.

On the Boat – John goes out on the powerboat with his father every weekend.

Breeds of Dogs – There are many different breeds of dog. Different breeds of dogs have different energy levels.

How Illustrations Set the Mood for a Reading Passage?


What are Illustrations?


Illustrations are graphical representations of characters in specific settings that explain the story. Its like an animated representation of the story. The character in the illustration represents the person or animal in a story which speaks or acts. Whereas, settings are the location or place where the story takes place.


What Is Mood?


Mood refers to the reaction or emotions you feel while reading or watching a story or illusion. Moods may differ from happiness, sadness, anger, suspicion, curiosity, darkness, excitement or loneliness. Your mood is predicted and set according to the certain factors of the illusion or passage.


It is interesting to say that illustrations play an important role in setting the mood of the readers and encouraging them to read the entire passage related to the picture. Thinking how does an illustration do that? Let's find out.


Illustrations are helpful in terms of describing and setting the mood due to an in-depth explanation of the element like dimensions, languages, character traits and settings of the story.


Character Traits


The character trait is a way to express the looks, abilities, and expressions of the character. Illustration and words contribute to describing the character traits of the main protagonist.


Settings


Illusions also explain the settings of the story which makes up the reader's mind regarding the circumstance in which the story is continued. Setting indicates the place, location or circumstances of the story.


Language


Illustrations may explain the language of the author as he may state "dark and strange noises". It creates cold, black, fear expression in our minds.


Mood


Collectively all these factors set the mood of the reader. He firstly thinks of the setting, later on, the language and finally what character is up to or what he should do. It helps set the mood for reading a passage out of curiosity or any other emotions.


For Example:


Long ago, John went to camping (Setting). He heard strange noises (language) near his tent. He felt like some wild animal was coming close to his tent. He calmly got out (mood) of his tent, light up the bonfire and went back into the tent. John is brave and not afraid (character trait) of any animal.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



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