Introduction to Nonfiction

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Introduction to Nonfiction
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• This PowerPoint was created by Linda Sears and
  Heather Kirk.
• Some strategies came from Comprehension Toolkit.
• Thank you to OMIS wonderful reading coach, Mrs.
  Dudley, for her input.

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What are nonfiction materials?

• Nonfiction contains facts
• and information.

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What kinds of things are in nonfiction books?

• -actual persons, places, and events
• -facts

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How should I read nonfiction books?
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IDEAS

• Investigate the text
• Decide on a plan of action
• Evaluate your effort
• Adjust your reading
• Summarize
• This ideas acronym came from Mailbox Magazine.

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Step 1Investigate the text
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• Read the title, main headings, and subheadings.
• Explore the pictures, charts, maps, and graphs.
• Think about what you already know.

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Step 2Decide on a plan of action
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• Look over the pages that you will read.
• Figure out what you need to learn.
• Decide how you will remember what you read.
• Read.

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Step 3Evaluate your effort
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1. Think about what you have read so far.2.
Does it make sense?3. Find the main ideas.4.
Keep reading!
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Step 4Adjust your reading
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1. Change your pace if you are behind or
ahead.2. Use context clues or look up unknown
words.3. Reread to make sure you understand.
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Step 5 Summarize
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1. Make the information stick!2. Review what
you learned.3. Summarize what you read.
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What should I do while I read a nonfiction book?
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Monitor Comprehension

• Follow your inner conversationquestions,
  connections, confusions new information
• Leave tracks of your thinking on Post-Its
  or index cards
• Review your thoughts and label what you are
  thinking and doing as you read
• Talk it over with someoneSHARE
• What new questions do you have?

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Activate Connect

• Follow the text signposts
• Merge your thinking with new learning
• Connect the new to the known

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Ask questions

• Question the text
• Read to discover answers
• Ask questions to expand thinking

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Infer Meaning

• Infer meaning of unfamiliar words
• Infer with text clues
• Tackle the meaning of language
• Crack open text features
• Read with a question in mind
• Wrap your mind around the big ideas

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Determine Importance

• Spotlight new thinking
• Record important ideas
• Target key information
• Determine WHAT to remember
• Distinguish between YOUR thinking and the
  authors
• Construct main ideas from supporting details

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Nonfiction

• Read, think and react
• Think beyond the text
• Read to get the gist
• Reread and rethink
• Read, write and reflect.

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Write downTitle Author Call NumberAR Test
Score
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Third 9 Weeks

• Pass at least THREE nonfiction AR tests on books
  in your January ZPD.
• You may take as many tests as necessary to have 3
  grades at 100 by March 6.