Nonfiction SOL Review 4th grade

Nonfiction SOL Review

Before and while you read a text...

You should be thinking about PAM

-P: Your predictions. Look at the pictures and headers/title and see what you think it will be about. This will help you get interested

-A: Ask yourself questions while you're reading!! This will keep you interested

-M: Mark it up/Make connections/Main idea

Open Ended

Read the passage and type in some connections you made to the passage

When you finish reading a passage...

You should be thinking about:

-What is the main idea of what I just read? If you don't know, go back and read it again

-How do I know? What are the supporting details?

Multiple Choice

What is the main idea of this passage?

• People didn't like living in Ancient Egypt

• Ancient Egyptians used mummies after people died

• People didn't live very long in Ancient Egypt for many reasons

• King Tut was a famous Ancient Egyptian who died

Why was this the main idea? Why were the other options not?

Multiple Select

What were THREE supporting details that support the main idea?

• Medicine was useful for getting rid of the pain

• The Nile River caused people to get sick from polluted water and be attacked by animals

• King Tut was a famous Ancient Egyptian who died

• Ancient Egyptians had a diet that did not meet all their nutritional needs

• There were not medicines that could heal injuries or infections

Why did you choose what you chose?

If you were incorrect, do you know why? How can you not make this mistake going further?

Multiple Choice

What is Most likely the reason the author wrote this text?

• To entertain you with a story about Ancient Egypt

• To give you information about why Ancient Egyptians did not live very long

• To persuade you to go to Egypt

• To give you tips on how to survive when you go to Egypt

Let's Discuss Author's Purpose:

To INFORM

-Inform--> Information

Ask yourself- did I learn new things or was this a story?

-Persuade- speech/advertisment

Nonfiction

To ENTERTAIN YOU!

Key Words:

Entertain

Story

Poem

Script

Enjoy

Fiction

You need to know if it's fiction or nonfiction

Match

Match the following

• Cause 1

• Cause 2

• Effect

The Nile was polluted with Waste

The murky water hid predators in the Nile

The Nile caused many people to die earlier than they would have normally

• The Nile was polluted with Waste

• The murky water hid predators in the Nile

• The Nile caused many people to die earlier than they would have normally

Let's talk about cause and effect

Make a timeline

Think about this phrase:

"This happened beCAUSE of this ______________"

Multiple Choice

What is the cause of Ancient Egyptians being malnourished as stated in paragraph 2

• Egyptians died early

• They were injured by animals in the Nile

• They did not have medicines that could help them

• Their diet was contaminated with sand

Multiple Choice

What conclusion could you draw from reading paragraph 3

• People used the Nile River for many different things

• People didn't like the Nile River

• The Nile River was in Ancient China

• To give you tips on how to survive when you go to Egypt

What is the text evidence? For and against?

Multiple Choice

What is a conclusion you can draw from paragraph 5?

• King Tut was a famous Ancient Egyptian

• If King Tut lived in current times, he probably would not have died

• They ate sand in Ancient Egypt

• People died very young in Ancient Egypt

What is the text evidence? For and against?

Multiple Choice

Draw a conclusion. Why did the author choose the title they chose for this text?

• They liked it

• They wanted to show where the passage took place

• To give you a clue that this took place in Ancient Egypt

• To give you a clue about the main idea of Ancient Egyptians not living long lives

What is the text evidence? For and against?

Multiple Choice

What could I use to find the definition of the word mummified in paragraph 5

• The index

• Title

• glossary

• caption

Multiple Choice

This text would most likely appear in which reference text

• Dictionary

• Atlas

• Thesaurus

• Almanac

• Website about Ancient Egypt

Multiple Select

Which are OPINIONS about what we read? Choose two.

• It would not be fun to live in Ancient Egypt

• The Nile was poluted

• Sand contaminated their food

• Ancient Egypt is really interesting

• They did not have the medicines we have today

What is the text evidence? For and against?

What are some things you learned today?