LESSON SIX: Nonfiction Text Elements (Part One)
LESSON DESCRIPTION
Students use nonfiction text elements to research Lewis and Clark in preparation for writing a nonfiction book about Lewis and Clark.
GRADE-LEVEL EXPECTATIONS
R3A Apply information in illustrations, title, chapter headings, table of contents, glossary, charts, diagrams, graphs, captions, and maps to comprehend text.
R3C Use details from texts to answer questions, retell main idea and important details, organize a sequence of events, identify simple cause and effect, draw conclusions, compare and contrast texts, make predictions, make inferences, distinguish between fact and opinion, identify and explain author’s purpose, make inferences about problems and solutions.
LESSON MATERIALS
§ Sources of literature
§ Supplies
o Formative Assessment scoring guide
§ Handouts provided
o Pre-made books for the class
§ Words to know
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o author’s purpose |
main idea |
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o cause and effect |
nonfiction |
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o compare |
Prediction |
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o contrast |
retell |
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o draw conclusions |
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FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
Students write Lewis and Clark nonfiction books incorporating text features. Scoring guide provided.
LEARNING ACTIVITIES (Part One)
1. Plan and co-teach with the Library Media Specialist for research of Lewis and Clark to plan student writing.
2. Discuss research with students. Students complete a Cluster Map to access prior knowledge about research.
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Questions for Students
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What is research? Who does research? What topics can be researched? In what part of the library do you find research materials? Where else can you find research information?
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3. Review text features in research books, for example, table of contents, glossary, maps, charts, and chapter headings. Discuss how these features help a researcher locate information.
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Questions for Students |
How does a researcher use the table of contents? How are illustrations and captions helpful to a researcher? How do headings help a researcher? What information can be obtained by maps, charts, or graphs?
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4. Pair students. Pairs create a Cluster Map to plan the type of information they wish to know/research.
5. Students keep facts they find on note card handouts. Students organize note cards handouts into stacks corresponding to the Cluster Map information.
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Strategy |
Point out to students they must distinguish between fact and opinion and record only facts. |