Pre-assessment: What is the difference between “FICTION” and “NONFICTION” books?

5 students who answered the most.
They can work individually. Teacher still needs to monitor them if they work well.

Show students the video about introduction of nonfiction text features.
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Have students find one of the nonfiction books in the library.

Nonfiction text features scavenger hunt.
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12 students who have some knowledge about the topic.

Show students anchor chart of fiction vs nonfiction and review the difference.
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Activity: Making a poster
Students cut and glue pictures from old scholastic book club order flyers onto either the fiction or nonfiction on big paper.
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Here are some difficulty students find.
When you say nonfiction, it does not sound like not FACT.

This activity allows students to think and identify the difference between fiction and nonfiction books

5 students who appear to have limited knowledge.

3 ELL students: ELLs profile

2 Special needs students Students' profile

  • ELL students have a harder time processing spoken language.
  • Instructions (even basic directions for classroom procedures) should be written on the board whenever possible.
  • Modeling the steps of a process or showing students what a finished product should look like.
  • Allowing students some use of their first languages.

Ask ELL teacher to support students.

Show students fiction and nonfiction (English) books. Then tell them difference between fiction and nonfiction using these vocabularies in English. If necessary, explain in their language (in Spanish) Student's note template

Create fiction vs. nonfiction card worksheet

Jannie (Language Processing Disorder) What is language processing disorder?

Language Processing Disorder:

  1. Having extreme difficulty understanding what they hear and expressing what you want to say.
  2. Need to use visual and teacher models
  3. Teacher gives directions in small chunks.
  4. They allow extra time for processing and understanding information.
  5. Teacher asks the child to restate what he/she heard.

Deshawn (ADHD/Dyslexia)

ADHD: video:

Dyslexia: video

ASSESSMENT POINT: ELLs understand four of main vocabularies from each fiction and nonfiction. (NOT REAL/REAL, ILLUSTRATION/PHOTOGRAPH, STROY/FACT. FUN/LEARN)

Show the video about fiction vs.nonfiction movie.

After watching the video, we discuss about REAL and NOT REAL. What is REAL? What is NOT REAL? By using the video, teacher explains what is real and not real. Starting with these questions: Have you ever seen talking penguins? Have you ever seen penguins in special cloths?

In the library there are two sections, fiction books space and nonfiction books space. We walk around the library and find both fiction and nonfiction books.

Create fiction and nonfiction book checklist checklist

Showing Dehawn a video about fiction vs. nonfiction movie. video

Have Deshawn choose two of each fiction and nonfiction books in the library. Deshawn takes a photo of the front cover and his favorite page of fiction/nonfiction book with iPad. Then he use the app called "Book Creator" and make a book about fiction/nonfiction books viideo

ASSESSMENT POINT: Deshawn can understand big difference of fiction and nonfiction. Illustration vs. Photograph and Not real vs. Real.