PPT-Nonfiction – Reading Unit

Introduction Essay A nonfiction shorter work that is NOT poetry or verse Good Readers Good Writers BECAUSE We model We become critical thinkers We learn strategies juxtaposition metaphor anaphora. Research . in Children’s Literature. Fall . 2009. Informational and Biographical Literature. What . is. informational literature?. Opinions differ about what is meant by informational literature. [Some use] the term . SWP 2012. Authentic Nonfiction . Writing from Research. Making it Real. Roadblock. After working on research projects for weeks, I sat down to grade the work produced by my fifth graders. All I could ask was, “Who wrote this?” It certainly wasn’t Sam who was interested in the atomic bomb as a result of our WWII studies, unless he works for Britannica after school. And when Madison’s mom asked why “we” got a B instead of an A on the project, I knew I had a problem.. 24 Nonfiction Passages for Test Practice: Grades 2-3 What is nonfiction?. Nonfiction deals only with real people, events or ideas. Works of nonfiction are narrated from the point of view, or perspective, of the author, who is a real person.. Nonfiction presents facts or discusses ideas.. Everything you read is either fiction or nonfiction.. How can you tell the difference? . Fiction is . FAKE. !. Fiction is make-believe.. Authors use their imaginations to write fiction stories.. In fiction books the pictures are not realistic.. Secondary Nonfiction Reading Strand. Nonfiction . Reading. Karyn. Stone . Simonelli. 2. Secondary Nonfiction Reading. Key Points in Nonfiction Reading. Nonfiction includes both informational and functional passages. Motifs & Themes. Dave Eggers. Memoir: . A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius. Short Fiction: . How We Are Hungry. Creative Nonfiction “Novel”: . What is the What. Nonfiction: . Zeitoun. Hurricane Katrina. Bartoletti. Calendar of Reading. Monday. Tuesday. Wednesday. Thursday. Friday. p. 3- 16. p. 17-30. p. 30-40. p. 41- 50. Quiz p.. 3-50. p. 51–. 62. p. 62- 74. p.. 74-86. p. 86- 101. Quiz. p. 51- 101. Nonfiction. Prose writing. Presents and explains ideas or tells about real people. Examples:. Essays. Newspaper and magazine articles. Journals. Travelogues. Biographies. Autobiographies. Autobiography . Memoirs, Personal Narratives, & Autobiographies. Created by N. Guerra. Modified by: C. Cordova. Essential Question. What are the structural patterns and features of literary nonfiction? . What is an Autobiography?. Logan McKnight. Jeanne Swafford. University of North Carolina – Wilmington. Presentation at the North Carolina Reading Association Annual Conference. March 12, . 2013. Overview. Locating quality nonfiction titles and keeping up with new publications. In this lesson you . will learn to organize information . by using text structure clues.. Text Structure: the style an author uses to organize his or her writing. 1. 2. 3. time order. c. ompare and contrast. Engaging Ways to Teach with Nonfiction. Jessica Hodge. 2. Elementary Nonfiction Reading. Nonfiction comprises at least half of what students read. Content area lessons should reflect integrated English SOL within planning and instruction OR English lessons should integrate other content area information. Table of Contents. Embedded Nonfiction: Reading. Supporting comprehension during nonfiction reading. Embedded Nonfiction: Questioning. Checking for understanding before analysis. Knowledge Feeding . Preplanned pieces of relevant knowledge.