Pairing Picture Books and Music with Nonfiction Mary Parks Washington County Public Schools 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 lesson ID: 650954
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English SOL InstituteElementary Nonfiction Reading Strand
Pairing Picture Books and Music with
Nonfiction
Mary Parks
Washington County Public SchoolsSlide2
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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
Key Points in ReadingSlide3
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Elementary Nonfiction Reading
Key Points in Reading
Comprehension skills and strategies are woven throughout
As students become independent readers, they need to be instructed in reading texts that are considerably longer and more complex in plot, syntax, and structure.Slide4
Memory
Pretend that today is the first day of class for you. You had previous instructions to bring something for show and tell so that your classmates could get to know you.On a piece of paper tell:What item did you bring?
Why is the item significant to you?Be very descriptiveSlide5
Wilfred Gordon McDonald PartridgeSlide6
Use as a get to know you activity
Mock Quiz after first reading – teach importance of listening to picture books
Emphasize Characters Implied/Explicit Traits
Theme
Multiple meanings of the word memory
Symbolism
Foldable
Is this Fiction or Nonfiction?
Could this be made into a nonfiction piece?Slide7
Link to Nonfiction
Link to current event about memory loss or research memory lossEveryone can find something of interest to researchAthletes could report on concussions
Could do a mini-biography on someone who has suffered memory loss
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Additional Resources
Readers Theater http://www.storylineonline.net/wilfrid/storyline_wilfrid_reader.pdf Screen Actors Guild Foundation http://www.storylineonline.net/
Author’s Webpage http://www.memfox.net/wilfrid-gordon-mcdonald-partridge.htmlSlide9
Current Events
Give specific instructions/format and expectations5 W’s and HowPresenting to class aligns with communication standards
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Get out the Scissors and Glue!Slide11
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Cut out examples of Non-Fiction Text Features/Structures
BOLD italics underlined
captions headings of sections
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Signal Words Time sequence first
, second,
next
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later
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after
, and
finally
Compare-contrast
like
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unlike
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different
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same
Cause-effect
because
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if….then, when…..thenSlide14
Create Travel Brochure
Students research a place they would like to visit and create a travel brochureLook at examples online or from local travel agency
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Persuasive Essay
Have students pick an issue in their world that needs to be changed. Write a persuasive essay or letter convincing others to join your cause. Students can present their essays or letters to the class. Slide16
Works Cited
Fox, M. Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge. Kane Miller Book Pub, 1989. Print.
"The Standards & SOL-based Instructional Resources English." Virginia Department of Education
. VDOE,
n.d
. Web. 20 Jun 2012. <http://www.doe.virginia.gov/testing/sol/standards_docs/english/index.shtml>
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Contact Information
Mary Parksmary@wcs.k12.va.us17Slide18
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