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Presented by Kim Murray and Sarah Hartman Bradley West Elementary School

Making Nonfiction Come Alive!!!. Presented by Kim Murray and Sarah Hartman Bradley West Elementary School. A little bit about us…. Why is this important?. Engage students Comprehension Commonly viewed as “boring” CCSS. Six Most common text structures for nonfiction. Description

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Presented by Kim Murray and Sarah Hartman Bradley West Elementary School

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  1. Making Nonfiction Come Alive!!! Presented by Kim Murray and Sarah Hartman Bradley West Elementary School

  2. A little bit about us…

  3. Why is this important? • Engage students • Comprehension • Commonly viewed as “boring” • CCSS

  4. SixMost common text structures for nonfiction • Description • describes the topic by listing characteristic • Chronology • Presents events in order in which they occurred • Explanation • Provides causes, effects, or reasons for various phenomena and events

  5. Six text structures cont… • Compare/contrast • Compares/contrasts two or more things, people, or ideas • Definition • Defines components of the topic and gives examples • Problem/solution • Identifies a problem and it’s causes and then explains a solution

  6. Bubble Gum! • Pop! The Invention of Bubble Gum by Meghan McCarthy • Reinforce information using creative writing and art • How to Blow a bubble writing prompt • Child blowing bubble art

  7. CCSS for Pop! Activities • Kindergarten • K.RL.1, K.RL.2, K.RL.4, K.RL.7, K.W.2 • 1st Grade • 1.RL.1, 1.RL.2, 1.RL.5, 1.RL.6, 1.W.2, 1.W.3, 1.L.1 • 2nd Grade • 2.RL.1, 2.RL.5, 2.W.2, 2.W.3, 2.L.1, 2.L.2 • 3rd Grade • 3.RL.1, 3.RL.3, 3.RL.7, 3.RL.8, 3.W.3, 3.W.4, 3.W.6

  8. Ccss continued… • 4th Grade • 4.RL.1, 4.RL.3, 4.RL.5, 4.W.2, 4.W.3, 4.W.4, 4.W.6 • 5th Grade • 5.RL.1, 5.RL.7, 5.W.2, 5.W.3, 5.W.4, 5.W.6 • 6th Grade • 6.RL.1, 6.W.2, 6.W.3, 6.W.4, 6.W.6

  9. students hard at work

  10. Pop! Art finished product

  11. Integrating technology • Why? • It’s Fun! Students love using technology • Engaging • Quick and easy assessment • Students using FLIP camera

  12. Bubble Gum take two • Items needed: • Chewed piece of gum • Lined writing paper • Toothpicks • Markers/pencils • Disinfectant wipes • Gallon sized baggie (for transporting masterpiece) • Make something (person, place, thing) with wad of chewed gum • Write response to prompt

  13. It’s getting a little sticky!!!

  14. Final product

  15. Bats!!! • Books used: • Bats by Lily Wood • Zipping, Zapping, Zooming Bats by Ann Earle • Bats: the Amazing Upside-downers by Phyllis Jean Perry • What activities can be used with learned information • Introduce poetry • Introduce prompted writing • Introduce parts of nonfiction/high frequency words

  16. CCSS for bats activity • Kindergarten • K.RL.1, K.RL.2, K.RL.3, K.RL.5, K.RL.6, K.RL.9, K.RIT.1, K.RIT.2, K.RIT.5, K.RIT.6, K.W.2, K.L1, K.L.2 • 1st Grade • 1.RL.1, 1.RL.2, 1.RL.4, 1.RIT.1, 1.RIT.2, 1.RIT.9, 1.W.2 • 2nd Grade • 2.RL.4, 2.RL.9, 2.RIT.4, 2.RIT.5, 2.W.2, 2.W.3, 2.W.5, 2.L.1, 2.L.2 • 3rd Grade • 3.RL.1, 3.RL.4, 3.RL.7, 3.RL.9, 3.W.4, 3.W.7, 3.W.8

  17. Ccss Continued… • 4th Grade • 4.RL.1, 4.RL.4, 4.RL.6, 4.RL.7, 4.RL.8, 4.RL.9, 4.W.2, 4.W.3, 4.W.4, 4.W.6 • 5th Grade • 5.RL.1, 5.RL.4, 5.RL6, 5.RL.7, 5.RL.9, 5.W.2, 5.W.3, 5.W.4, 5.W.6 • 6th Grade • 6.RL.1, 6.RL.4, 6.RL9, 6.W.2, 6.W.4, 6.W.6

  18. Video on bats

  19. Easy research assignment • Students hear story and then use additional resources to produce the assignment presents • Additional resources include • Technology • Encyclopedia • Other related stories about the topic

  20. Example of Research assignment

  21. Poetry activity • Items needed • Black construction paper • Scissors • Template for bat’s head • Writing paper • Google eyes • Pom poms for bat nose • Crayons/Markers • Introduces students to poetry while reinforcing information learned from the text

  22. Students creating their poems

  23. Bat Poetry complete!

  24. Resources used for this presentation • Anderson, N.A., (2006). Elementary Children’s Literature: the Basics for Teachers and Parents. Boston, MA: Pearson Education, Inc. • Blowing bubbles writing activity • MrsLeesKinderKids.blogspot.com • TheTeacherWife.blogspot.com • Bats writing activity • www.lessonplandiva.com/2011/10/so-today-we-read-non-fiction-book-on.html • Bats video • http://www.primarygames.com/videos/webosaurs/nigel/bat/index.htm

  25. Contact us/additional information • Kimberly Murray • Email: kmurray@bradleyschools.com • Sarah Hartman • Email: shartman@bradleyschools.com • Presentation can also be found on the NING

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