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Search for an informational nonfiction book within your Lexile reading level using GetEpic.com books. Read the book aloud. As you read, pay attention to the text features we learned about and how they help you when reading. After you are finished reading, take screenshots of pages that show an example of each of the text features. You may need to take screenshots of multiple pages. Add the screenshots to Seesaw. Then use the text tool to label the text features found on each page. Add a short audio on each label that explains what the label is. Below the label, write a short complete sentence describing how this text feature helps you. Text Features: Cover, Title, Author, Illustrator, Publisher, Title Page, Table of Contents, Glossary, Index, Heading/Headline, Subheading, Photograph, Illustration, Map, Diagram, Timeline, Graph, Tables, Charts, Fact Box/Sidebar, Caption, Labels, Lists, Bullets, Icons/Symbols, Keywords, and Special Print (Bold, Colored, Italics, Underline) STEP 1: Choose an informational nonfiction book at your reading level STEP 2: Read the book aloud and pay attention to text features STEP 3: Take screenshots of pages with text features STEP 4: Go to Seesaw and click STEP 5: Upload your screenshots and organize STEP 6: Use the text tool to label the text features STEP 7: Add audio to each label explaining the text feature STEP 8: Below the label use the text tool to explain how it helped you STEP 9: On the cover page add a caption with MLA citation STEP 10: Add as many pages as you need and submit