{"id":1753,"date":"2026-07-15T13:52:35","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T13:52:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.scholastic.ca\/education\/?page_id=1753"},"modified":"2026-07-15T13:52:36","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T13:52:36","slug":"know-your-text","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www2.scholastic.ca\/education\/know-your-text\/","title":{"rendered":"Know Your Text"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"container-fluid block_text\">\n\t<div class=\"bg-none mt-5 pb-5 container-fluid\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col pb-2 text-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"d-block mt-0\"><span>About the resource<\/span><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Know Your Texts<\/strong> is a grade 6 classroom resource that focuses on developing students\u2019 knowledge of text structures to improve their comprehension and writing skills.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"container-fluid block_textwithimage\">\n\t<div class=\"bg-none mt-5 pb-5 container-fluid\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"my-5 my-lg-2 d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center flex-wrap flex-lg-nowrap flex-column flex-md-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-6 text-center order-md-2 ps-lg-5 order-sm-1 ps-sm-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.scholastic.ca\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2026\/07\/Section1-1.png\" alt=\"Know your text collage 1\" class=\"img-fluid\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-6 align-items-center d-flex order-md-1 order-sm-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"mt-4 mt-md-0\"><span>Topics<\/span><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Know Your Texts<\/strong> goes beyond investigating text structures to include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Morphology<\/li>\n<li>Vocabulary development<\/li>\n<li>Background knowledge<\/li>\n<li>Reading comprehension<\/li>\n<li>Spelling rules and generalizations<\/li>\n<li>Word study<\/li>\n<li>Fluency<\/li>\n<li>Language conventions<\/li>\n<li>Writing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"container-fluid block_sectiontitle\">\n\t<div class=\"bg-none mt-5 container-fluid\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col text-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"fs-2 my-0\"><span>Components<\/span><\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"container-fluid block_textwithimage\">\n\t<div class=\"bg-none mt-5 pb-5 container-fluid\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"my-5 my-lg-2 d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center flex-wrap flex-lg-nowrap flex-column flex-md-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-6 text-center order-md-2 ps-lg-5 order-sm-1 ps-sm-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.scholastic.ca\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2026\/07\/Section2-2.png\" alt=\"Know your text collage 2\" class=\"img-fluid\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-6 align-items-center d-flex order-md-1 order-sm-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mt-4 mt-md-0\"><span>Student Book<\/span><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The 88-page Student Book focuses on 4 text structures:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Narrative<\/li>\n<li>Informational<\/li>\n<li>Persuasive<\/li>\n<li>Poetry<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Each unit includes an overview to introduce students to the characteristics of the focus text structure, followed by selections that allow students to apply their learning while reading and writing.<\/p>\n<p>This resource prioritizes the inclusion of Canadian content and selections created by diverse authors, Indigenous authors, and student voices to ensure students can see themselves in the pages of the Student Book.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"container-fluid block_text\">\n\t<div class=\"bg-colour12  bg-border-none container-fluid\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col pb-2 text-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"d-block mt-0\"><span>Browse the Table of Contents<\/span><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www2.scholastic.ca\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2026\/06\/Know-Your-Texts-SB-Table-of-Contents.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"btn mt-4 btn-primary rounded-pill\" onclick=\"schcaTrackingEvent('English', 'Know Your Text', 'Browse the Table of Contents: Download PDF');\">Download PDF<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"container-fluid block_textwithimage\">\n\t<div class=\"bg-none mt-5 pb-5 container-fluid\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"my-5 my-lg-2 d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center flex-wrap flex-lg-nowrap flex-column flex-md-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-6 text-center order-md-1 pe-lg-5 order-sm-1 pe-sm-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.scholastic.ca\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2026\/07\/knowyourtext_cover.png\" alt=\"Know your Text - Teacher's Guide\" class=\"img-fluid\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-6 align-items-center d-flex order-md-2 order-sm-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mt-4 mt-md-0\"><span>Teacher&#8217;s Guide<\/span><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Teacher&#8217;s Guide provides:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Explicit instruction for each text structure<\/li>\n<li>Support to develop comprehension skills, vocabulary, and background knowledge<\/li>\n<li>Instructional support for fluency, spelling rules and generalizations, word study, language conventions, and writing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"container-fluid block_threecolumncontent\">\n\t<div class=\"bg-colour4  bg-border-none container-fluid\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col text-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"fs-2 mt-0\"><span>4-Part Lesson Plan<\/span><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row  justify-content-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-3 col-md-6 col-12 px-4 mt-5 block_threecolumncontentcol\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block_threecolumncontentcol-inner   align-items-start d-flex flex-column justify-content-start text-start \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block_threecolumncontentcol-inner-maininfo\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"super-heading\">Part 1<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"block_threecolumncontent-heading fs-5\" style=\"color: rgb(0,0,0);\">BEFORE READING<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Overview of the lesson: word focus, spelling rules and generalizations, content words, printables, word lists, and mini-lessons. Explicit instruction is focused on text structure and their characteristics for each unit: narrative, informational, persuasive, and poetry.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block_threecolumncontentcol-inner-buttons d-flex flex-column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-3 col-md-6 col-12 px-4 mt-5 block_threecolumncontentcol\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block_threecolumncontentcol-inner   align-items-start d-flex flex-column justify-content-start text-start \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block_threecolumncontentcol-inner-maininfo\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"super-heading\">Part 2<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"block_threecolumncontent-heading fs-5\" style=\"color: rgb(0,0,0);\">FOCUS ON READING COMPREHENSION<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Read the text to apply and practise using the text structure for the lesson and to apply comprehension strategies. Includes teacher background information, pronunciation guide, and Before, During, and After reading strategies.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block_threecolumncontentcol-inner-buttons d-flex flex-column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-3 col-md-6 col-12 px-4 mt-5 block_threecolumncontentcol\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block_threecolumncontentcol-inner   align-items-start d-flex flex-column justify-content-start text-start \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block_threecolumncontentcol-inner-maininfo\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"super-heading\">Part 3<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"block_threecolumncontent-heading fs-5\" style=\"color: rgb(0,0,0);\">FLUENCY AND WORD WORK<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Apply word knowledge and skills with teaching and learning activities for fluency, Spelling Generalizations Notebook, guided spelling, and word study.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block_threecolumncontentcol-inner-buttons d-flex flex-column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-3 col-md-6 col-12 px-4 mt-5 block_threecolumncontentcol\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block_threecolumncontentcol-inner   align-items-start d-flex flex-column justify-content-start text-start \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block_threecolumncontentcol-inner-maininfo\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"super-heading\">Part 4<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"block_threecolumncontent-heading fs-5\" style=\"color: rgb(0,0,0);\">LANGUAGE CONVENTIONS AND WRITING<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Develop writing skills with instructional support for language conventions, traits, writing processes, and text forms and structures.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block_threecolumncontentcol-inner-buttons d-flex flex-column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"container-fluid block_textwithimage\">\n\t<div class=\"bg-none mt-5 pb-5 container-fluid\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"my-5 my-lg-2 d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center flex-wrap flex-lg-nowrap flex-column flex-md-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-6 text-center order-md-2 ps-lg-5 order-sm-1 ps-sm-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.scholastic.ca\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2026\/07\/homepage_samples.png\" alt=\"Know your Text Samples\" class=\"img-fluid\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-6 align-items-center d-flex order-md-1 order-sm-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"mt-4 mt-md-0\"><span>Companion Website for Teachers<\/span><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Website includes additional instructional tools for teachers:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Projectable versions of each text for instruction and shared reading<\/li>\n<li>Second version of text highlights unit focus<\/li>\n<li>Printable activities<\/li>\n<li>Word lists<\/li>\n<li>Mini-lessons for oral language strategies, comprehension strategies, writing, syllable patterns, morphology, vocabulary and word study, literary devices, punctuation, and grammar<\/li>\n<li>Assessment tools<\/li>\n<li>Instructional Framework<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"container-fluid block_threecolumncontent\">\n\t<div class=\"bg-none mt-5 pb-5 container-fluid\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col text-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"fs-2 mt-0\"><span>Sample section<\/span><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mb-0\">Explore the Know Your Texts resource<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row  justify-content-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-6 col-12 px-4 mt-5 block_threecolumncontentcol\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block_threecolumncontentcol-inner   align-items-center d-flex flex-column justify-content-start text-center \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"block_threecolumncontent-heading fs-5\" style=\"color: rgb(0,0,0);\">Student Book Narrative: Conflict<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block_threecolumncontentcol-inner-buttons d-flex flex-column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www2.scholastic.ca\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2026\/06\/Know-Your-Texts-Student-Book-Sample-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link-primary\" onclick=\"schcaTrackingEvent('English', 'Know Your Text', 'Student Book Narrative: Conflict: View Sample');\">View Sample <i class=\"fa-solid fa-arrow-up-right-from-square\"><\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-6 col-12 px-4 mt-5 block_threecolumncontentcol\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block_threecolumncontentcol-inner   align-items-center 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