Nonfiction Writing 3rd Grade

1
Nonfiction Writing3rd Grade
2

• Writers study the features of
  All About Books so that they can generate
  ideas in their notebooks about topics and
  features they may want to include in their All
  About Book.
• 1.) They think about topics they know a lot
  about.
• 2.) They create a list of possible topics.

3
(No Transcript)
4

• Writer create a list of topics and then
  try their topics out to evaluate whether
  they know enough about that topic to write an
  All About Book.
• 1.) They select three possible topics.
• They see if they can come up with at least
  three chapters.
• They select their All About topic.

5
Writers generate ideas for their own All
About Book by studying how other nonfiction
books or Mentor Texts vary nonfiction
features.1. They look for features they like.
(headings, definitions, charts,
photographs, page layout, etc. )2. They
evaluate the benefits of using that feature in
their book.3. They try out designing and
writing that page of their book.
6

• Writers plan out their subtopics (or categories)
  by using envelopes. Writers collect details and
  ideas by creating notecards for each subtopic to
  put inside each envelop.
• Think What do I know about _______ and what
  could I teach to others?
• Think What do I know that most people might not
  know?.
• Start making notecards to record your ideas and
  place them into the envelop for safe keeping.
• (Making jot lists or notes helps you
  prepare to write.)

7
Writers draft All About Books by
writing about one subtopic Big Idea and adding
more details.1. Look at the jot lists and notes
you wrote about a subtopic. 2. Ask
What more can I tell about this
sentence?3. At the end of writing a
sentence. Push yourself to Tell more,
tell
more,
tell more
8
Writers add pizzazz to their All About Book by
adding anecdotes or mini-stories to
support the big idea. Heres one way to
create a three sentence mini-story.
1. Once.. 2. What
happened 3. Feeling
9
Writers organize and design their books
by making them easy to read and
appealing to look at using a variety of page
designs and layouts. 1. Look at all the page
designs.2. Pick one of those or
create your own design.3. Write each page in a
unique way.
10
Writers liven up their All About Book
by writing that reflects their own ideas and by
adding their voice because then the
writing will sound natural.1. Write
interesting facts about your topic.2. Add your
own thoughts and ideas to explain why you
found this interesting.3. Use your own voice.
By voice I mean that it sounds like the
writer is actually talking to you.
11
Authors write book introductions by
informing the reader about your books topic
and making the reader want to read your book.
(We call this the hook.) Try some of
these strategies Ask Key Questions.
Define a Topic. Explain why youre an
expert.
12
Writers wrap up their nonfiction
All About Book by Giving Advice or using
a Fact File ending. 1. Think of
some personal advice you could give the
reader.2. Look back at some of the facts and
recap those in the ending.3. Try out both
endings and then decide which is better
for your book.
13
Writers create interesting headings by
Asking Questions and using Catchy Phrase
headings to grab the readers attention.
1. Think of ways to grab the readers
attention.
2. Try to use rhyming words or
catchy phrases. 3. Try
out a Question heading. 4.
Decide which heading is best
for you.
14
Writers include a Table of Contents
to help the readers of their book by
putting all the pages in order, then writing
the page heading and page number down
in order. 1. Put all the pages in the book
in the order you want them in.
2. Write page 1 on the Table of Contents.
3. Write numbers on each page and
list them in order on the Table of
Contents.
15
Writers edit their work for spelling paying
special attention to their expert words by
using resources in the classroom
and/or books. Writers Capitalize Proper
Nouns Writers Use Commas in a Series Writers
Make Sure Subjects and Verbs Agree Writers
Understand the Difference Between Present and
Past Tense Verbs
16
Writers organize and design their books
by making them easy to read and
appealing to look at using a variety of page
designs and layouts. 1. Look at all the page
designs.2. Pick one of those or
create your own design.3. Write each page in a
unique way.
17
Writers Celebrate Their Success in Writing
Nonfiction Books!