Rock and ReadRock and ReadNonfiction!Nonfiction!
Literacy NightLiteracy Night
February 21, 2013February 21, 2013
““The more that you read, the more The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.”learn, the more places you'll go.”
Dr. SeussDr. Seuss
What does Dr. Seuss What does Dr. Seuss mean?mean?
Things we can do to get our children excited about nonfiction
Talk about favorite nonfiction topics with your children.
Talk about authors of nonfiction that you enjoy reading.
Look around your house for different types of nonfiction and read them together.
Examples of Informational Examples of Informational TextText
Sample of Level I TextGrade 2
Sample of Level M TextGrade 3
Sample of Level R TextGrade 4
Sample of Level V Text
Grade 5
Sample of Level K Text
Grade 2
Sample of Level P TextGrade 3
Sample of Level Q Text
Grade 4
Sample of Level T TextGrade 5
Expository Argumentative
Instructional Narrative
Nonfiction is characterized as Informational Text such as…
Examples of Expository TextExamples of Expository Text
BrochuresBrochures InterviewsInterviews EssaysEssays News ArticlesNews Articles TextbooksTextbooks
Brochure Textbook News Articles
Examples of Argumentative Text
Opinion/Editorial Pieces Speeches Advertisements Reviews Memoirs
Speeches Advertisement
Examples of Instructional Text
Training Manuals Recipes How To Guides Product Descriptions
Recipes How to Guide
Examples of Narrative Text
Autobiographies Biographies Memoirs News Articles Essays Interviews Poems
Biography Autobiography
Text Structures
Boxes and Bullets“This is mostly about…”– “One reason, another reason…”– “One way, another way…”– “It teaches us, it also teaches…”
Compare/Contrast“This is mostly about the ways that___and ___ are similar and the
ways they are different.”– “One similarity is, another similarity is…”– “One difference is, another difference is…”
Problem/Solution and Cause/Effect“This is mostly about…(problem)”– “One solution is…another solution is…”
Chronological– This is mostly about how…first…then…after that…next…”
Nonfiction Series Books
Wildlife Series-Kids Can Press Publishers Science Scoops-Time for Kids Publishers On My Own History-Lerner Publishers Are you a…?-Backyard Books Publishers
Science Scoops
On My Own History
Popular Authors of Nonfiction Text
Joanna Cole Lynn Curlee Nicola Davies
Russell Freedman
Jean Fritz Gail Gibbons
Steve Jenkins Bobbie Kalman Kathleen Krull
Patricia Lauber Jim Murphy Seymour Simon
Peter Siss Diana Stanley Jonah Winter
Questions that tap into deep Questions that tap into deep comprehension of Informational Textcomprehension of Informational Text
What is the author’s purpose for writing this text?What is the author’s purpose for writing this text? How does the author use reasons and evidence to How does the author use reasons and evidence to
support his/her point of view?support his/her point of view? What details support this purpose?What details support this purpose? How is the text structured?How is the text structured? What is the connection between the sentences and What is the connection between the sentences and
paragraphs in the text?paragraphs in the text? What does the word___mean and how does it help you What does the word___mean and how does it help you
understand the text?understand the text? How do the graphs, photographs and charts help you How do the graphs, photographs and charts help you
understand the text?understand the text?
Resources
Interesting Nonfiction for Kids://http://www.inkthinktank.com/
Author Information: www.childrenslit.com
New Books: www.kidsread.com