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1. Title: Fiction or non-fiction Scene: Slide number: 5 Skill or Concept: Animation (yes or no): Graphics (yes or no): Audio (yes or no): yes Notes: This slide will show a short passage with pictures for the narrator to read and student to read along. At the end narrator will provide student opportunity to choose the type. Brenda ran in the door. She was running late, as usual. She raced up the stairs and grabbed her clothes. She jumped in the shower as fast as she could. Out of the corner of her eye, she thought she saw a snake. But how could that be? It was the dead of winter. Snakes wouldn’t be lurking around now. Besides what would a snake be doing in the house? Brenda wiped her wet hair with a towel. She wanted to get it as dry as she could before she had to go. Brenda’s mom called from downstairs. It was time to go. Brenda grabbed her tennis shoes and her ‘ purse. As she looked down at her hands, she let out a blood-curdling scream. It wasn’t her purse It was a snake, a real live snake! It didn’t take long for Brenda’s brother to capture the reptile and take it outside. Brenda told herself to trust her instincts from now on. She had been right! Text/Audio Narration: Narrator will read , “Brenda ran in the door. She was running late, as usual. She raced up the stairs and grabbed her clothes. She jumped in the shower as fast as she could. Out of the corner of her eye, she thought she saw a snake. But how could that be? It was the dead of winter. Snakes wouldn’t be lurking around now. Besides what would a snake be doing in the house? Brenda wiped her wet hair with a towel. She wanted to get it as dry as she could before she had to go. Brenda’s mom called from downstairs. It was time to go. Brenda grabbed her tennis shoes and her ‘purse. As she looked down at her hands, she let out a blood-curdling scream. It wasn’t her purse. It was a snake, a real live snake! It didn’t take long for Brenda’s brother to capture the reptile and take it outside. Brenda told herself to trust her instincts from now on. She had been right!” What do you think? Is this story fiction? Student will choose answer from a drop-down box. Student will receive immediate feedback with audio and animation.

2. Title: Fiction or non-fiction Scene: Student Practice Slide number: 6 Animation (yes or no): yes Skill or Concept: Is it fiction? Graphics (yes or no): yes Audio (yes or no): yes Notes: This slide will show a short passage with pictures. Student will work alone to choose whether passage is fiction. Pencil Points by Kimberly M. Hutmacher Have you ever wondered where the idea for the pencil came from? The pencil's history is said to date back to 1564. Legend has it that trees in the British Isles were uprooted by a hurricane. Under one such tree, in Borrowdale, England, a farmer found a strange black substance. The farmer discovered that this substance would not wash off. He and other farmers began using the substance to mark their sheep. The substance they were using was called graphite, and mixed with clay, it is what's inside of the wooden casings of the pencils we use today. Did you ever wonder what the different numbers on pencils meant? Pencils are identified by the numbers 1, 2, and 3. A number 1 pencil is soft and makes a very dark mark without applying much pressure. Teachers often request that students use a number 2 pencil. These pencils are more medium-soft. A number 3 pencil is very hard, but not as dark. It's good for tracing. Whether we are using a 1, 2, or a 3, it is difficult to imagine life without pencils. Text/Audio Narration: Narrator says, “Now it is your turn to read the story. Read the story above. Think about what we have learned about fiction stories.” When you have finished chose your answer. Decide whether the story is fiction. (Pause) If you chose fiction then you are correct. This story is a fiction story. Student will choose answer from a drop-down box. Student will receive immediate feedback with audio and animation.

3. Title: Fiction or non-fiction Scene: Student Practice Slide number: 7 Animation (yes or no): yes Skill or Concept: Is it fiction? Graphics (yes or no): yes Audio (yes or no): yes Books that are nonfiction, or true are about real things, people, events, and places. Notes: This slide will give a definition of non-fiction and an example. Teacher will explain and describe the example. Text/Audio Narration: Narrator says, Now let’s find out what non-fiction means. Books that are non-fiction are true or about real things, people, events, and places. Look at the example on the screen. This story is about “Michael Jordan” the famous basketball player and his life.” Let’s look at some short passages and see if we can determine if they are non-fiction passages.

4. Title: Fiction or non-fiction Scene: Student Practice Slide number: 8 Animation (yes or no): yes Skill or Concept: Is it fiction? Graphics (yes or no): yes Audio (yes or no): yes Notes: This slide will show a short passage with pictures for a narrator to read and student to read along. At the end, the narrator will describe the type of passage-non-fiction. Cheetahs are large, spotted cats that live in Africa's grasslands. They are the fastest of all the land animals. Their speeds can top 70 miles per hour. Although they are fast, cheetahs can not maintain that speed for more than 100 yards at a time. The name cheetah comes from an Indian word meaning “spotted one”. Text/Audio Narration: Narrator says, Read along silently as I read aloud. Narrator reads, “Cheetahs are large, spotted cats that live in Africa’s grasslands, They are the fastest of all the land animals. Their speeds can top 70 miles per hour. Although they are fast, cheetahs can not maintain that speed for more than 100 yards at a time. The name cheetah comes from an Indian word meaning “spotted one.” Now let’s look at the passage, are cheetahs real animals? (Pause) Yes. Is this information a fact? (Pause) This story is non-fiction.