![]() Encourage students to discuss their results. Provide opportunities for students to discuss their understanding with a partner and then share with the larger group. Help students determine whether they understand the various text structures or need to review them. Have students work together to teach one another about the various text structures and how the author uses these structures to convey meaning to the reader. Have students explore one text structure and become proficient at analyzing it. Review the characteristics of nonfiction text. Scaffolding, Active Engagement, Explicit Instruction W: copies of Nonfiction Text Structures Information Page ( L-6-4-1_Nonfiction Text Structures Information Page.doc).National Geographic Children’s Books, 2007. George: The American Revolution as Seen from Both Sides by Rosalyn Schanzer. The Yellow House: Vincent van Gogh and Paul Gauguin Side by Side by Susan Goldman Rubin.Harriet Tubman: A Woman of Courage by the editors of Time for Kids with Renée Skelton.Janice VanCleave’s Earth Science for Every Kid: 101 Easy Experiments That Really Work by Janice VanCleave.Science in Seconds for Kids: Over 100 Experiments You Can Do in Ten Minutes or Less by Jean Potter.“How to Grow Salt Crystals” available at.A River Ran Wild: An Environmental History by Lynne Cherry.I Wonder Why Zippers Have Teeth: And Other Questions About Inventions by Barbara Taylor.Why? The Best Ever Question and Answer Book About Nature, Science and the World Around You by Catherine Ripley.Bill Nye the Science Guy’s Consider the Following: A Way Cool Set of Science Questions, Answers, and Ideas to Ponder by Bill Nye.Scholastic Question and Answer Series (various science titles).I Wonder Why Caterpillars Eat So Much: And Other Questions About Life Cycles by Belinda Weber.Teachers may substitute other books or materials to provide a range of reading and level of text complexity. ![]() The following examples have been chosen because they have the distinct traits of each text structure. You need at least one example of each nonfiction text structure at the reading level of your students.
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