Unit: Non-Fiction
Unit Description
Lessons
W1_D1 Setting a Purpose
Resources: 4 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. |
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W1_D2 Activating Prior Knowledge
Resources: 4 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. |
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W1_D3 Title & TOC
Resources: 4 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. |
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W2_D1 Heading
Resources: 5 SWBAT use headings to infer the main idea of the section. |
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W2_D2 Difficult Words
Resources: 5 SWBAT figure out the meaning of new vocabulary words by using the glossary and context clues. |
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W2_D3 Rereading for Clarity
Resources: 5 SWBAT reread difficult or confusing portions of their books to clarify meaning. |
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W3_D1 Key Ideas in Paragraphs
Resources: 1 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. |
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W3_D2 Topic Sentences
Resources: 4 SWBAT identify the key idea of each paragraph of a section by finding the topic sentence. |
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W3_D3 Summarizing
Resources: 4 SWBAT use their outlines to write a summary of their non-fiction books. |
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W3_D4 Author's Message
Resources: 1 SWBAT identify the purpose for reading an article. SWBAT use the title and introduction paragraph of an article to infer the author’s message. |
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W4_D1 Topic Sentences
Resources: 3 SWBAT infer the key idea of the paragraph by identifying the topic sentence. |
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W4_D2 Supporting Details
Resources: 9 SWBAT identify the details that support the main idea of the paragraph. SWBAT to write the supporting details in their own words. |
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Week 5 Inferring Resources: 1 |
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Week 6 Resources: 2 |
Unit Resources
LP W1 D1 Setting a Purpose | |
LP W1 Unit Non Fiction | |
UP Unit 3 Non Fiction | |
LP W4 Unit Non Fiction |
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Animal Crisis High |
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National Parks Low |
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Vomiting High |
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YumYum Mid |
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Octopus |