lucy informational unit 15-16

Day Four

Day Five

Day Six

Parts of...How it works:

Our examples

Parts of...How it works:

Our examples

Kinds of...How it works:

Our examples

How to...How it works:

Our examples

But they don't ALL fit in those categories... there must be more!

Day Seven

DISTRIBUTE:

Kinds of:

-Ferocious Fish

-Small But Deadly

How-to:

-How did people get the news? (p. 62)

-TFK sample paper

Parts of:

-Trunks, Tusks, Ears

-The Final Hours

What Nonfiction Writers Do

What Nonfiction Writers Do

-titles of chapters give clues about the writing

-how-to writers put things into steps

-ask good questions in their writing, and then they answer those questions

-if an author uses confusing new words, they need to explain what those words mean

-nonfiction writers sometimes give their own opinions about things-- they say how THEY feel about it

-give labels, especially when they show photographs or pictures

-give INTERESTING facts

What Nonfiction Writers Do

-use commas, especially when things are in a list

-use photographs to match what the text is talking about, and captions to explain the photographs/illustrations

-use headings and subheadings

-tell you stuff that will make you want to KEEP READING

-give SPECIAL facts in little boxes away from the main text

-they try to blow your mind with things you didn't already know

-make sure the writing matches the title/heading

-pick INTERESTING topics

-put little pictures by the captions to help you understand even better

Day Eight

Preparing the Ingredients

Do you have to be an expert chef to make the perfect pasta? No, but you do need to spend some time preparing the ingredients before your sauce can come to life! The perfect pasta takes a lot of work. By making sure to follow some important steps, you'll be find great success!

What kind of knife will I need?

Preparing the onions might just be the most important part of making the perfect pasta, so you'll need a knife that is just right for slivering them. Slivering means slicing them into very thin, half-circle pieces. Any large knife will do for this job, but I recommend a long-handled Wusthof chopping knife. It's always worked great for me!

My chapter should...

-be about the same subtopic all the way through

-include lots of teaching points about my subtopic

-use a chapter structure> kinds of> parts of> how to

Discussion Starters

1. Today I thought I did a really good job...

2. My favorite part that I wrote today was...

3. I'm still working on...

Day Nine

Day Ten

Preparing the Ingredients

Do you have to be an expert chef to make the perfect pasta? No, but you do need to spend some time preparing the ingredients before your sauce can come to life! The perfect pasta takes a lot of work. By making sure to follow some important steps, you'll be find great success!

What kind of knife will I need?

Preparing the onions might just be the most important part of making the perfect pasta, so you'll need a knife that is just right for slivering them. Slivering means slicing them into very thin, half-circle pieces. Any large knife will do for this job, but I recommend a long-handled Wusthof chopping knife. It's always worked great for me!

Interesting fact:

Question:

Short burst:

Day Eleven

What Nonfiction Writers Do

-use commas, especially when things are in a list

-use photographs to match what the text is talking about, and captions to explain the photographs/illustrations

-use headings and subheadings

-tell you stuff that will make you want to KEEP READING

-give SPECIAL facts in little boxes away from the main text

-they try to blow your mind with things you didn't already know

-make sure the writing matches the title/heading

-pick INTERESTING topics

-put little pictures by the captions to help you understand even better

What Nonfiction Writers Do

-titles of chapters give clues about the writing

-how-to writers put things into steps

-ask good questions in their writing, and then they answer those questions

-if an author uses confusing new words, they need to explain what those words mean

-nonfiction writers sometimes give their own opinions about things-- they say how THEY feel about it

-give labels, especially when they show photographs or pictures

-give INTERESTING facts

USING BOLDFACE PRINT

USING A WORD BOX

USING A WORD BOX

USING CONTEXT CLUES

SO WHAT MAKES THIS TRICKY?

Day Twelve

Preparing the Ingredients

Do you have to be an expert chef to make the perfect pasta? No, but you do need to spend some time preparing the ingredients before your sauce can come to life! The perfect pasta takes a lot of work. By making sure to follow some important steps, you'll be able to find great success!

What kind of knife will I need?

Preparing the onions might just be the most important part of making the perfect pasta, so you'll need a knife that is just right for slivering them. Slivering means slicing them into very thin, half-circle pieces. Any large knife will do for this job, but I recommend a long-handled Wusthof chopping knife. It's always worked great for me!

Day Thirteen

Day Fourteen

Day in the LifeHow it works:

Our examples

Life CycleHow it works:

Our examples

ComparisonHow it works:

Our examples

Chapter Four ContractBy signing my name, I hereby promise to write a fourth chapter at home, the very best I can. As a result, I will have no other homework on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of next week. A parent email will be sent home, so my family will know I have this responsibility. If your teacher determines that I did not give my best effort, I will have to complete all the homework that I missed.

Day Fifteen

• short burst• interesting fact• action sequence

Start with...

• preview statement

Next...

• question #1• question #2• question #3

Then...

Preparing the Ingredients

Do you have to be an expert chef to make the perfect pasta? No, but you do need to spend some time preparing the ingredients before your sauce can come to life! The perfect pasta takes a lot of work. By making sure to follow some important steps, you'll be find great success!

What kind of knife will I need?

Preparing the onions might just be the most important part of making the perfect pasta, so you'll need a knife that is just right for slivering them. Slivering means slicing them into very thin, half-circle pieces. Any large knife will do for this job, but I recommend a long-handled Wusthof chopping knife. It's always worked great for me!

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Collection

Putting it all

together

1. short burst/interesting fact/action sequence

2. preview statement3. question #14. question #25. question #36. smooth transition

In review...

Day Sixteen

It should FEEL like

the end without SAYING

THE END

"drew conclusions"?

• help remind your reader what they should have learned by the end of your text> focus only on the meat and

potatoes> take them on the journey one last

time, chapter by chapter

"suggested ways readers might respond"?

• suggest to your reader what he/she should do now that he/she has learned all this new information > "So the next time..."> "Now that you..."

Putting it all

together

Day Seventeen

Which is best?

What should a good table of contents do?

• It should

• It should

• It should

Untaught Rubrics