Unit: Non-Fiction

SWBAT identify two different purposes of reading a non-fiction book. SWBAT understand how the reader’s purpose affects the way non-fiction books are read.

SWBAT activate prior knowledge before reading a non-fiction book. SWBAT write big ideas they know about the topic before reading a non- fiction book.

SWBAT use the title and table of contents to infer main idea of a non-fiction book. SWBAT notice how the non-fiction book is organized using title and table of contents.

SWBAT use headings to infer the main idea of the section.

SWBAT figure out the meaning of new vocabulary words by using the glossary and context clues.

SWBAT reread difficult or confusing portions of their books to clarify meaning.

SWBAT read the paragraphs in a section and infer the key ideas of each paragraph. SWBAT create an outline including the main idea of the book, the section, and the key ideas of the section.

SWBAT identify the key idea of each paragraph of a section by finding the topic sentence.

SWBAT use their outlines to write a summary of their non-fiction books.

SWBAT identify the purpose for reading an article. SWBAT use the title and introduction paragraph of an article to infer the author’s message.

SWBAT infer the key idea of the paragraph by identifying the topic sentence.

SWBAT identify the details that support the main idea of the paragraph. SWBAT to write the supporting details in their own words.