Maps, Charts and Information Texts

On this Quest, you'll discover…

Find your way around a text that carries facts and pictures.

• Read an information text with visuals, such as a map.
• Skim for main ideas and scan for supporting details.
• Compare information about different places.
• Work out an unfamiliar word from the surrounding text, then use a dictionary to choose the meaning that fits the sentence.
• Reflect on a text you read independently, and relate it to your own context.