5-Day Unit Plan for Introducing Nonfiction

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By learning to how to use information presented in various types of nonfiction material, students will prepare to use the multitude of expository texts that readers of all ages encounter daily, including newspapers, brochures, magazines, instruction manuals, recipes, and maps.

OBJECTIVE

Students will:

1. Get an introduction to nonfiction texts and identify what they already know about this genre
2. Prepare to read a nonfiction article by building background knowledge and learning key vocabulary
3. Learn text features associated with types of nonfiction
4. Learn about different text structures used in nonfiction and identify the text structure of a specific passage
5. Check their comprehension skills and apply what they've learned to their own writing

LESSONS FOR THIS UNIT
Lesson 1: What's Special About Nonfiction?
Lesson 2: Prepare to Read Nonfiction
Lesson 3: Teach Text Features & Read Nonfiction
Lesson 4: Teach Text Structure for Nonfiction
Lesson 5: Check Comprehension & Apply Writing

REPRODUCIBLES
KWL Chart (PDF)
Stopping a Toppling Tower (PDF)
Prereading Organizer (PDF)
Five Text Structures (PDF)

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