DIVING DEEP FOR FACTS

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DIVING DEEP FOR FACTS

• Fact or Fiction?
• Presentation by
• Lynette Pellarin

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Identifying Fiction Books

• Do the animals/characters talk?
• Does anything happen that doesnt seem real?
• Are there magical events or characters?

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Examples of Fiction

• Swimmy
• Rainbow Fish
• Cyrus the Unsinkable Sea Serpent
• Fish Who Could Wish
• Rainbow Fish to the Rescue
• Magic Fish

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Identifying Non-Fiction Books

• Could this really happen?
• Are the characters realistic?
• Is everything in the selection true-to-life?
• Does the book have a call number?

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Examples of Non-Fiction

• I Can Read About Whales and Dolphins
• Never Kiss an Alligator
• Home for a Hermit Crab
• The Blue Whale
• Amazing Animals of the Sea
• The Wonderful World of Seals and Whales

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into
Non-Fiction to Find Facts
Diving
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Casting About for Good Facts

• must be true
• must be interesting
• must be informative
• must be something new to you

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Set Your Net for a Good Catch

• Shrimpy The blue whale is a big animal.
• Whale of a Fact The blue whale is the largest
  mammal that has ever lived it can be 100 feet
  long.

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Dont Fall Hook, Line, and Sinker for

• Opinions - The blue whale is awesome.
• False Facts - The blue whale is a big
• fish.
• Useless Information - I like blue
• whales.

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Bringing Your Catch HomeWriting up your facts

• Keep it informative.
• Use complete sentences.
• Put information in your own words,
• but be careful not to change the
• meaning.