2+Informational+Text

Essential Standard: Informational Text K-5
//(none for 6-8)// Understand the meaning of fiction and nonfiction. || 1.1 Classify text as nonfiction or fiction. || 1.1 Characterize books by their genre characteristics. || 1.1 Use visual and literacy cues to locate relevant information ina given text (e.g., bold print, italics, bullets, etc). || 1.1 Implement appropriate reading strategies when reading for information. || 1.1 Use various types of resources to gather information (including print and online media) || Penree/Sunset Park ||  ||   ||   || Identify resources with appropriate factual information. || 1.2 Compare important facts and minor details. || 1.2 Summarize appropriate reading strategies when reading for information. || 1.2 Compare the characteristics of genres to develop diverse reading habits. || 1.2 Explain the iportance of relevant characteristics in various genres. || 1.2 Use relevant sources of information for an assigned task. ||
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 * ~ //Essential Standard// || **Understand the difference between text read for enjoyment and text read for information.** || **Understand the difference between text read for enjoyment adn text read for information.** || **Understand appropriate procedures when reading for enjoyment and information.** || **Apply strategies that are appropriate when reading for enjoyment and for information.** || **Apply strategies that are appropriate when reading for enjoyment and for information.** || **Analyze appropriate strategies when reading for enjoyment and for information.** ||
 * ~ //Clarifying Objectives// || 1.1
 * ~  || When studying plants I showed students a variety of books that we would be using. We discussed which were information books (non-fiction) and which books were story books (fiction). We talked about the author's purpose for each whether it was to inform or entertain. Baltezegar/Eaton || ﻿Sharing books during free time, carpet time, discussion of favorite books, compared to students having an assignment to locate specific facts in their reading. Discussion of genres each week as we read in the basal.supplementary material. We read fiction with characters and story elements and non-fiction-facts.Wheeler/Williams || Classroom library is sorted by genre.
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 * ~  ||   || use of flow maps for important facts and minor facts attached below each important fact. Learn that a fact is something that you can proove and in fiction it's not something that can be proved but we can relate to the characters. || Students Blog responses to higher level questions from their reading. Blog is attached to teacher website. Smith/Parlsey ||   ||   ||   ||