Evaluating Non-fiction

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Into the Book's Evaluating Non-fiction Activity is a lesson geared toward developing and applying criteria for determining high-quality non-fiction books. This lesson is powerful for the fact that it poses a role reversal. The students are placed in the driver's seat and challenged to think critically about what makes a non-fiction book a strong piece of text or not. In doing so, the students go beyond simply identifying various text features. Instead, they can articulate the purpose and impact the feature has in aiding comprehension for a reader. To increase the rigor of this lesson a teacher may consider having students explain their evaluation in written form such as a book review versus a verbal response.

Standards & Objectives

Academic standards
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.3.1
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.4.1
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.5.1
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.5.2
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.7.1
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.7.2
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.7.5
Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
GLE 0301.1.1
Demonstrate knowledge of Standard English usage, mechanics, and spelling.
GLE 0301.5.1
Develop logic skills to enhance thoughtful reasoning and to facilitate learning.
GLE 0301.5.3
Apply learned logic skills to selections read, as well as to classroom situations.
GLE 0301.6.2
Recognize the different features of informational texts (e.g., separate text boxes, diagrams, captions, charts, graphs).
GLE 0401.1.1
Demonstrate knowledge of Standard English usage, mechanics, and spelling.
GLE 0501.1.1
Demonstrate knowledge of Standard English usage, mechanics, and spelling.
GLE 0701.1.1
Demonstrate control of Standard English through grammar usage, and mechanics (punctuation, capitalization, and spelling).
SPI 0501.1.2
Identify the correct use of verbs (i.e., action/linking, regular/irregular, agreement, tenses) within context.
SPI 0701.1.16
Identify correctly and incorrectly spelled words in context.
SPI 0701.1.3
Identify the correct use of adjectives (i.e., common/proper, comparative/superlative, adjective clauses) and adverbs (i.e., comparative and superlative forms)...
SPI 0701.1.6
Identify the correct use of commas (i.e., compound sentences, coordinating conjunctions, introductory words, appositives, interrupters) within context.
SPI 0701.1.7
Identify within context a variety of appropriate sentence combining techniques (i.e., comma with coordinating conjunction, use of semicolon, introductory...
SPI 0701.5.5
Select the correct word or phrase to complete an analogy, using synonyms, antonyms, homonyms, categories, subcategories, whole/part, functions, and verb forms.
SPI 0701.8.10
Identify and analyze figurative language (i.e., hyperbole, simile, metaphor, personification, pun) within context.
TSS.ELA.5.FL.SC.6
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when speaking and conventions of standard English grammar and usage, including...
TSS.ELA.7.L.CSE.1
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage.
TSS.ELA.7.L.CSE.2
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling. When reading or writing, explain the function of...
TSS.ELA.7.L.VAU.5
When reading, listening, writing, and speaking, explain the function of figurative language, word relationships, and connotation/denotation and use them ...
 
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