MENUCHA PUBLISHERS 997788-11-6611446655-333399-44 and the Winner of Nonfiction Books Instructions
- June 12, 2024
- MENUCHA PUBLISHERS
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997788-11-6611446655-333399-44 and the Winner
of Nonfiction Books
Instruction manual
Winner of Nonfiction Books
Summary: And the Winner Is… is a series of nonfiction books that explores the wonders of animal life in different habitats of the world. Each book focuses on another habitat or type of animal, describing which animal would win for categories such as the strongest, loudest, or fastest.
| Author: Meish Goldish | Genre: Informational Text |
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CHALLENGING BOOK FEATURES
Text:
Students may become confused about the relationship between the running text,
the photos and captions, and the information call-out boxes. Some information
is conveyed only through captions and photographs.
Content:
Although the books describe some animals with which the children are familiar,
there are many unfamiliar animals as well. Encourage children to use the
photos to clarify information about the animals which they know nothing about.
SUPPORTIVE BOOK FEATURES
Text Features:
Difficult words are written in bold text, and a glossary provides definitions.
PREPARING TO READ
Read the title with students and discuss the cover photo.
Ask:
- What animals do you notice on the cover?
- What new information do you think you will learn in this book?
- Whom do you predict the winner will be?
DEVELOPING COMPREHENSION STRATEGIES
Determining Importance and Summarizing:
Explain to students that as they read nonfiction text, they should be
considering what is most important about the text as a whole. One way to
figure this out is by identifying phrases that repeat themselves, and asking:
Why does the author repeat this phrase?
Model for students how this can be used to determine the important information
in this book and to summarize the book.
Synthesizing:
Reading must make sense. When reading nonfiction text, we sometimes need to
paraphrase chunks of the text and then put them back together to make meaning.
Teach students to stop after each short section of text and jot a note or
retell what they have just read. After reading a longer section of the book,
students can put those ideas together and summarize the book up to this
point.
DEVELOPING FLUENCY
Punctuation Marks:
Explain to students that sometimes authors use rhetorical questions to build
interest in the book. By paying attention to punctuation marks at the end of
sentences, and reading questions with a question tone of voice, we can create
a purpose for reading and help ourselves maintain interest in the book.
Direct students’ attention to pages 4–5 in the book. Model how you pay
attention to the question marks and exclamation marks as you read aloud. Have
students repeat each sentence after you.
Oral Language/Conversation:
The animals in each book are chosen because of one specific strength that they
have.
Encourage children to talk about a special talent they have.
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