Unit Title: Nonfiction Writing: Procedures And Reports
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Unit Title: Nonfiction Writing: Procedures and Reports Grade Level: 1 Length Unit Overview
Key Understandings (Students will understand that….) An All-About book communicates truth about different topics. Non-Fiction has specific conventions/features such as table of contents, headings, captions, labels, etc. You can find information from various sources. All About books DO NOT include the author’s opinion about the topic.
Essential Questions (Students explore important ideas in the unit through such questions as…) What is the difference between information in non-fiction text and a story in fiction? Why does non-fiction include text features? How do text features in non-fiction help you understand the topic? Where do you find information to write about a topic?
Focus Standards Reading for RL1.5 Explain major differences between books that tell stories and books that give information, drawing on a wide reading of Literature (RL) a range of text types. Reading for RI.1.1 Ask and answer questions about key details in a text. Information (RI) RI.1.2 Identify the main topic and retell key details of a text. RI.1.3 Describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text. RI.1.4 Ask and answer questions to help determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases in a text. RI.1.5 Know and use various text features (e.g., headings, tables of contents, glossaries, electronic menus, icons) to locate key facts or information in a text. RI.1.6 Distinguish between information provided by pictures or other illustrations and information provided by the words in a text. RI.1.7 Use the illustrations and details in a text to describe its key ideas. RI.1.9 Identify basic similarities in and differences between two texts on the same topic (e.g., in illustrations, descriptions, or procedures).. Writing (W) W.1.2 Write informative/explanatory texts in which they name a topic, supply some facts about the topic, and provide some
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sense of closure. W.1.5 With guidance and support from adults, focus on a topic, respond to questions and suggestions from peers, and add details to strengthen writing as needed. W.1.6 With guidance and support from adults, use a variety of digital tools to produce and publish writing, including in collaboration with peers. W.1.7 Participate in shared research and writing projects (e.g., explore a number of “how-to” books on a given topic and use them to write a sequence of instructions). W.1.8 With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question. Speaking and SL.1.1c Ask questions to clear up any confusion about the topics and texts under discussion. Listening (SL) Language (L) L.1.1g Use frequently occurring conjunction (e.g., and, but, or, so, because).
L.1.1i Use frequently occurring prepositions (e.g., during, beyond, toward).
L.1.4.a Use sentence-level context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
Reading [FPS Implementation note: These standards are addressed during guided reading, shared reading, and word study.] Foundational Skills Overarching Standards RI.1.10 With prompting and support, read informational text appropriately complex for grade 1. SL.1.6 Produce complete sentences when appropriate to task and situation. (See grade 1 Language standard 1 on page 36 for specific expectations.). L.1.6 Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts, including using frequently occurring conjunctions to signal simple relationships (e.g., because).
Knowledge Skills Students will know… Students will be able to…. What an all-about book is. Make their own All-About book What text features are. Use text features easily What non-fiction is. Read and write about a non-fiction text. Use a Table of Contents to organize their books.
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Key Vocabulary: TABLE OF CONTENTS CAPTIONS, LABELS, ILLUSTRATIONS, NON-FICTION, TEXT FEATURES, BOLD WORDS, HEADINGS.
Assessment Performance Assessment Other Assessment (formative and summative) Student Check List: Lucy Calkins: Book 6 page 69 Formative: Oral presentation of the topic and explaining the process of making their Writing Prompt: What do you know a lot about? You can make a book All-About book. that teaches others a lot about that. (not just reading the book!) Summative: Repeat above prompt at end of unit. Completed All About books.
Core Texts/Reading Selections Informational Texts: Literary Nonfiction, Literature: Stories, Drama, Poetry History/Social Studies, Science/Technical
Differentiated Texts/Reading Selections Intervention Enrichment ELL
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Other Resources Online Resources
Art/Music/Media Connections
Math/Science/Social Studies Connections
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Learning Progression for this Unit
1. Introduction to Non-Fiction Unit: Table of Contents and Headings 2. Bold Words and Glossary 3. Captions and Labels 4. Lucy Calkins: Non-Fiction Writing Book 6 Session 7 Introducing All-About Books pages 57-62. When you finish writing one book, start another one. 5. Lucy Calkins: Non-Fiction Writing Book 6 Session 8 Structuring All-About Books: The Table of Contents pages 63-70 6. Lucy Calkins: Non-Fiction Writing Book 6 Session 9 Planning Each Chapter: Choosing Papers and Structures pages 71-79 Choose paper types or booklet for All About Books 7. Lucy Calkins: Non-Fiction Writing Book 6 Session 10 Making Labeled Diagrams pages 82-85 8. Lucy Calkins: Non-Fiction Writing Book 6 Session 11 Making Texts That Teach pages 87-97 9. Lucy Calkins: Non-Fiction Writing Book 6 Session 12 Revising: Learning from Each Other’s Writing pages 99-106 10. Lucy Calkins: Non-Fiction Writing Book 6 Session 13 Revising: Fitting Information into Writing pages 107-112 11. Lucy Calkins: Non-Fiction Writing Book 6 Session 14 Editing: Becoming Resourceful Word Solvers pages 113-119 12. Lucy Calkins: Non-Fiction Writing Book 6 Session 15 Celebrating Nonfiction Writing: pages 121-122 (type of celebration left to teacher discretion. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19.
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Lesson Plan Mini-Map for Unit Lesson Title: Introduction to Non-Fiction Unit: Table of Contents and Headings Lesson Summary: Students will look at non-fiction books and search for non-fiction features and discover their purposes.
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Materials: variety of non-fiction books
Lesson Title: Bold Words and Glossary Lesson Summary: preview books that have the features of non-fiction. Learn about bold print and glossaries.
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Lesson Title: Captions and Labels Lesson Summary: preview books that include captions and lables
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Materials: variety of non-fiction books
Lesson Title: Lucy Calkins: Non-Fiction Writing Book 6 Session 7 Introducing All-About Books pages 57-62. When you finish writing one book, start another one. Lesson Summary: Study the whole text of The Pumpkin Book and look at the structure of the book
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Materials: The Pumpkin Book by Gail Gibbons
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Lesson Title: Structuring All About Books: Table of Contents pgs. 63-70 Lesson Summary: Ask students to anticipate the chapters he/she will write on a topic and draft a Table of Contents
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Lesson Title: Choosing Papers and Structure Session 9 Lesson Summary: Find paper or booklets that would be appropriate for the All About books
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Lesson Title: Making Labeled Diagrams Session 10 Lesson Summary: Sometimes writers want to teach readers about different parts of a thing.
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Lesson Title: Making Texts that Teach Session 11 Lesson Summary: Nonfiction writers need to include facts that teach in their writing.
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Lesson Title: Revising: Learning From Each Other’s Writing. Session 12 Lesson Summary: Learn from published authors as well as each other.
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Lesson Title: Revising: Fitting Information into Writing. Session 13 Lesson Summary: Reread and revise nonfiction writing asking, “Does anything in this chapter belong elsewhere?”
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Lesson Title: Editing: Becoming Resourceful Word Solvers Session 14 Lesson Summary: Students learn what to do when they face bigger words.
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Lesson Title: Celebrating Non-Fiction Writing Lesson Summary: Teachers and students decide how they want to celebrate their writing. Be sure to have students explain their process of making their book, not just read it aloud.
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