Third Grade: Non-fiction
| Date/Unit of Study |
Reading & Writing Strategies & Skills |
Non-Fiction
(expository, persuasive)
Non-fiction writing
Informational books |
Note-taking
Bold words, Italics,
Text features, Glossary,
Captions, Context Clues,
Table of Contents, Appendix,
Skimming /scanning, Surveying, Diagrams, Labels, Reference,
Summarizing, Details |
| It's Science: All Kinds of Habitats |
Text features include vocabulary in bold print, and "Think About It" inserts. "Look Again" insert introduces cross-referencing to other facts and themes in the book. Suitable for shared reading or read-aloud, use of context clues and compare and contrast. |
| What Do You Do With A Tail Like This |
Animals can do annoying things. First page Author's Note sets purpose for reading this question and answer formated text. Suitable for read-aloud. |
| World Of The Rainforest |
Text features include "how to use this book", headings and subheadings, diagrams, maps, inserts, captions in varying positions and a quiz corner. Suitable for shared reading. |
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