Day 1 – Genre Study: Non-Fiction - PowerPoint Presentation

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Day 1 – Genre Study: Non-Fiction Day 2 – Introduction to Literature Circle & Text Choices

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Follow these directions

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Get

your reading folder.2. Pick up a non-fiction genre chart from my green stool.3. What do you know about the non-fiction genres? Fill in the chart with pencil.

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Mini

Lesson:

Non-fiction

GenreS

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Non-Fiction

“Not-fake”

(a.k.a. REAL)Non-Fiction texts will have:Real people

(not characters)Real events & conflicts Real places (not settings)Facts InformationMost common Author’s Purposes: to inform or to persuade

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Biography

Bio =

lifeGraph =

writtenTrue story of a person’s entire life (birth to death/present)Written by another author; subject is usually famous.Third person point of view (personal pronouns “he” and “she”)Ex: Charles and Emma by Deborah Heiligman

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Autobiography

Auto =

selfBio = life

Graph = writtenTrue story of a person’s entire life (birth to present)The subject of the book and the author are the same personFirst-person point of view (personal pronouns “I”, “me”, and “my”)Ex: Miles to Go by Miley Cyrus

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Memoir

Think:

memoryChunk of a person’s life story, but not entire life story

Usually about a unique, traumatic, or life-changing eventFirst-person point of viewEx: Marley and Me by John Grogan

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Informational

Author’s Purpose

: to inform; a reader should be able to gain information about a topic.

FactualUses text features such as graphs, charts, pictures, etc. to give information.SO MANY topics: sports, history, politics, environment, etc.Ex: An Inconvenient Truth by Al Gore

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Self-help

Author’s Purpose

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to persuade; to give advice or help a reader improveOften written in second person point of view (personal pronoun “you”)SO MANY Topics: health, weight-loss, love, happiness, jobs, etc.Ex: 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens by Sean Covey

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Someday List

Spend time adding NON-FICTION titles to your Someday List.

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Follow these directions...

Get your literary notebook.

Set up a Type 2.

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Type 2:

Compare and contrast BIOGRAPHY, AUTOBIOGRAPHY, and MEMOIR.

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Introduction to Literature Circles

Our new reading unit for the month of February!

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Literature Circles

Small groups of students.

Each group reads and discusses a piece of literature. Discussion is guided by students' response to what they have read.

Each student will have a job that will guide their reading.Reading is done outside of school and during Reading Workshop time.All of the book choices for this literature circle unit will be non-fiction.

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Literature Circles Roles

Discussion Director

- develops questions for the group to discuss; leads discussion during group meetings

Summarizer - prepares a brief summary of the passage read that day Word Wizard- chooses words that are difficult or used in an unfamiliar way Connector - finds a connection between the story and another book, event in their personal life or the outside world Passage Master - chooses a selection that the group rereads and discusses because it is interesting, informative, the climax, well-written, etc.

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Literature Circles Roles

Discussion Director

- develops questions for the group to discuss; leads discussion during group meeting.

Summarizer - prepares a brief summary of the passage read that day.Passage Master - chooses a selection that the group rereads and discusses because it is interesting, informative, the climax, well-written, etc.Connector - finds a connection between the story and another book, event in their personal life or the outside world.Word Wizard- chooses words that are difficult or used in an unfamiliar way and defines them.Investigator – researches an important concept, event, person, etc. that would help add to your understanding of the book.

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How will I be graded in this unit?

Always Sometimes Rarely

Never

Requirements

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A

B

C

D

E

1. Brought

book to every meeting.

Points possible = 4

2. Brought

a completed job sheet to every meeting.

Points possible = 4

3.Job

sheets were completed with effort.

Points possible = 20

4. Focused

, productive member of group discussions.

Points possible = 12

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In addition...

A Summative Assessment

Loaded Question #3 on

your literature circle book.

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Period 1Three book choices

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Guts

by Gary Paulsen

Gary Paulsen “spills his guts” in this memoir

about his life as a child and young adult.Paulsen shares experiences from the great outdoors of Minnesota, Alaska, and Canada. He also talks about close encounters with wildlife, racing his sled dogs, practicing for an Iditarod, and hunting when he was a kid. If you have read the Hatchet series by Paulsen, you will find yourself making many text-to-text connections.

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Soul Surfer

by Bethany Hamilton

Bethany Hamilton tells the story of her shark attack at the age of thirteen.

Despite her handicap, Bethany perseveres to follow her dream of becoming a pro surfer.This is a memoir of inspiration and courage.

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Marley: A Dog Like No Other

By John Grogan

Maybe you saw this title from a recent movie, but you haven’t read the book? Well, now is your chance to read this famous

memoir of a puppy and his owner.John Grogan tells about his many adventures of having a yellow lab puppy, Marley, who never behaves. This book is both humorous and sentimental.

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Period 1…

Make your book choices

Guts

by Gary PaulsenSoul Surfer by Bethany HamiltonMarley: A Dog Like No Other by John Gorgan

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Period 2 & 6:Three book choices

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Soul Surfer

by Bethany Hamilton

Bethany Hamilton tells the story of her shark attack at the age of thirteen.

Despite her handicap, Bethany perseveres to follow her dream of becoming a pro surfer.This is a memoir of inspiration and courage.

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Of Beetles and Angels

by

Mawi

AsquedomWhen he was four years old, Mawi's family left their war-ravaged home in Ethiopia. They spent three years in a Sudanese refugee camp before coming to the U.S. in 1983, where they were settled by World Relief in a wealthy white suburb near Chicago. He later earned a full scholarship to Harvard, where in 1999 he delivered the commencement address. This autobiography tells about this amazing journey.If you enjoyed the silly stories of the Watson family from The Watsons go to Birmingham, you will enjoy learning about this family’s struggles and joys.

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Three Cups of Tea

By Greg

Mortenson

This is a memoir of how one act of kindness can lead to another.In 1993, while climbing one of the world's most difficult peaks, Greg Mortenson became lost and ill, and eventually found aid in the tiny Pakistani village. He vowed to repay his generous hosts by coming back to build a school. Greg Mortenson goes on to build MANY more schools for kids in need in the Middle East.

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Periods 2 & 6:

Make your book choices

Soul Surfer

by Bethany HamiltonOf Beetles and Angels by Mawi AsgedomThree Cups of Tea: The Young Readers Edition by Greg Mortenson & David Oliver Relin

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Period 5 & 7Four book choices

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The Omnivore’s Dilemma

By Michael

Pollan

Do you know where your food comes from? Do you know which cow produced the milk you used in your morning cereal? Or better yet, do you know what that cow ate that is now, consequently, in you?In this informational book, Michael Pollan sets out to find the secret lives of our food. Pollan has done an amazing amount of research to write this “eater’s guide,” but don’t worry, Pollan delivers his knowledge through stories and humor.You will learn about simple actions that will improve the health of your bodies, our society, and our planet

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Revenge of the Whale

By Nathaniel

Philbrick

Philbrick tells the true story of the Nantucket whaleship Essex, which sank in the Pacific in November 1820, after being deliberately rammed twice by an enraged sperm whale. Three months later, five emaciated men were rescued from two small boats filled with the bones of their unlucky companions. This historical tale of the whale's attack on the Essex gave Herman Melville the idea for the climactic scene in his classic novel

Moby-Dick. The story of the Essex crew is a compelling saga of desperation and survival that will appeal to young people. The grisly details of cannibalism necessary to the telling of the story may provoke shivers but should not give anyone nightmares.

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Three Cups of Tea

By Greg

Mortenson

This is a memoir of how one act of kindness can lead to another.In 1993, while climbing one of the world's most difficult peaks, Greg Mortenson became lost and ill, and eventually found aid in the tiny Pakistani village. He vowed to repay his generous hosts by coming back to build a school. Greg Mortenson goes on to build MANY more schools for kids in need in the Middle East.

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Of Beetles and Angels

by

Mawi

AsquedomWhen he was four years old, Mawi's family left their war-ravaged home in Ethiopia. They spent three years in a Sudanese refugee camp before coming to the U.S. in 1983, where they were settled by World Relief in a wealthy white suburb near Chicago. He later earned a full scholarship to Harvard, where in 1999 he delivered the commencement address. This autobiography tells about this amazing journey.If you enjoyed the silly stories of the Watson family from The Watsons go to Birmingham, you will enjoy learning about this family’s struggles and joys.

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Periods 5 & 7:

Make your book choices

The Omnivore’s Dilemma: The Young Readers Edition

by Michael PollanRevenge of the Whale by Nathaniel PhilbrickThree Cups of Tea: The Young Readers Edition by Greg Mortenson & David Oliver RelinOf Beetles and Angels by Mawi Asgedom

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Tomorrow’s Schedule

You will meet your group members and your book choice will be revealed.

You will create a schedule for your reading.