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Lindsay Griffin http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom- resources/lesson-plans/blurring-genre-exploring-fiction- 1145.html Exploring Fiction and Non-fiction with Diary of a Worm Slide 2 Fiction vs. Non-fiction Fiction Non-fiction Characters, setting, plot are make believe Different kinds such as realistic, fantasy, historical, science, etc. Author imagined the story in his/her head untrue True Based on facts or evidence About a real persons life/events Research Slide 3 Take note of as many facts about worms as you can while I read Diary of a Worm by Doreen Cronin The earth needs worms to help it breathe and make good soil/dirt. Worms dig tunnels in the ground/dirt. Worms dont have arms or legs. People use worms as fishing bait. Worms cant live in water. Worms eat paper and other forms of garbage. Worms do not have teeth. Slide 4 How did the author weave style and voice into the story? Characters thoughts (speech bubbles) Made lists Retellings of events (School dance, homework, etc.) Dreams/Reflections Illustrations add to the story/voice Used humor/made up other characters like mom, dad, sister, friend the spider Slide 5 Complete a KWL chart. Slide 6 Research your facts Students will use the internet to research facts about their animal to include in their diary book project. Go to one of the following websites to find information about your animal, or you can type in your animals name and do a Google search for information. http://www.kidsplanet.org/factsheets/map.html http: www.kidszone.ws/sharks/index.htmwww.kidszone.ws/sharks/index.htm http://wcs.org/7617/www.kidszone.ws/animals/index.html http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/creature_feature/a rchive http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/creature_feature/a rchive http://www.yahooligans.com/content/animals Slide 7 Student Expectations Rubric for Book: http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_imag es/lesson1145/DiaryBookRubric.pdf Peer Evaluation: http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_imag es/lesson1145/DiaryPeerEvaluation.pdf Slide 8 Self-Reflection What strategies did you use that were helpful to you in completing this writing? How might you be able to use or adapt those strategies to other kinds of writing? What did you learn about yourself as a writer from this experience? What did you learn about working with others in a writing project from this experience?