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Literacy NightLiteracy Night

February 21, 2013February 21, 2013

““The more that you read, the more The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.”learn, the more places you'll go.”

Dr. SeussDr. Seuss

What does Dr. Seuss What does Dr. Seuss mean?mean?

Things we can do to get our children excited about nonfiction

Talk about favorite nonfiction topics with your children.

Talk about authors of nonfiction that you enjoy reading.

Look around your house for different types of nonfiction and read them together.

Examples of Informational Examples of Informational TextText

Sample of Level I TextGrade 2

Sample of Level M TextGrade 3

Sample of Level R TextGrade 4

Sample of Level V Text

Grade 5

Sample of Level K Text

Grade 2

Sample of Level P TextGrade 3

Sample of Level Q Text

Grade 4

Sample of Level T TextGrade 5

Expository Argumentative

Instructional Narrative

Nonfiction is characterized as Informational Text such as…

Examples of Expository TextExamples of Expository Text

BrochuresBrochures InterviewsInterviews EssaysEssays News ArticlesNews Articles TextbooksTextbooks

Brochure Textbook News Articles

Examples of Argumentative Text

Opinion/Editorial Pieces Speeches Advertisements Reviews Memoirs

Speeches Advertisement

Examples of Instructional Text

Training Manuals Recipes How To Guides Product Descriptions

Recipes How to Guide

Examples of Narrative Text

Autobiographies Biographies Memoirs News Articles Essays Interviews Poems

Biography Autobiography

Text Structures

Boxes and Bullets“This is mostly about…”– “One reason, another reason…”– “One way, another way…”– “It teaches us, it also teaches…”

Compare/Contrast“This is mostly about the ways that___and ___ are similar and the

ways they are different.”– “One similarity is, another similarity is…”– “One difference is, another difference is…”

Problem/Solution and Cause/Effect“This is mostly about…(problem)”– “One solution is…another solution is…”

Chronological– This is mostly about how…first…then…after that…next…”

Nonfiction Series Books

Wildlife Series-Kids Can Press Publishers Science Scoops-Time for Kids Publishers On My Own History-Lerner Publishers Are you a…?-Backyard Books Publishers

Science Scoops

On My Own History

Popular Authors of Nonfiction Text

Joanna Cole Lynn Curlee Nicola Davies

Russell Freedman

Jean Fritz Gail Gibbons

Steve Jenkins Bobbie Kalman Kathleen Krull

Patricia Lauber Jim Murphy Seymour Simon

Peter Siss Diana Stanley Jonah Winter

Questions that tap into deep Questions that tap into deep comprehension of Informational Textcomprehension of Informational Text

What is the author’s purpose for writing this text?What is the author’s purpose for writing this text? How does the author use reasons and evidence to How does the author use reasons and evidence to

support his/her point of view?support his/her point of view? What details support this purpose?What details support this purpose? How is the text structured?How is the text structured? What is the connection between the sentences and What is the connection between the sentences and

paragraphs in the text?paragraphs in the text? What does the word___mean and how does it help you What does the word___mean and how does it help you

understand the text?understand the text? How do the graphs, photographs and charts help you How do the graphs, photographs and charts help you

understand the text?understand the text?

Resources

Interesting Nonfiction for Kids://http://www.inkthinktank.com/

Author Information: www.childrenslit.com

New Books: www.kidsread.com