Non-fiction Reading

What is a glossary?

• A list of the chapters in a book.

• The author of a book.

• The pictures in a book.

• A list of important words in a book and their meanings.

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

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Which of these if nonfiction?

• A fairy tale about a princess.

• A poem about a flying cat.

• A short story set on Jupiter.

• A magazine article about desert plants.

How can you show that you understand what you read?

• Explain it in your own words

• Copy what's written in the book

• Forget what you read

• Not have any ideas about it

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Why would you read captions?

• They tell you when the book was published.

• They list the chapters.

• They help explain the pictures.

• They list all the important words in the back of the book.

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

How are the glossary and dictionary alike?

• Both tell you the meaning of words.

• Both tell you how to care for snakes.

• Both have hundreds of pages.

• Both are in the back of a nonfiction book.

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CCSS.RI.1.5

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Which of these titles is probably NOT for a nonfiction book?

• Birds of Australia

• The Life Of Abe Lincoln

• Rabbit and Bear Learn To Cook

• How to Surf

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CCSS.RL.11-12.9

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What is NOT a helpful strategy when you come to a hard word in a book?

• You should swap books with your friends.

• Write it down and look up it's meaning.

• Use the surrounding words as clues to help figure out what it means.

• Sound it out.

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CCSS.RF.5.4A

CCSS.RF 4.3.A

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What could you do if you're having trouble understanding a nonfiction book?

• Read it all the way through without stopping.

• Read faster.

• Read a small part and pause to think about it in your own words.

• Don't look at the pictures.

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CCSS.RF.3.4C

CCSS.RF.5.4A

CCSS.RF.3.4A

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How can you be sure a soccer book has information on goalie uniforms?

• You can look at the copyright.

• You can look at the table of contents or the index.

• You can summarize what you read.

• You could read the title.

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CCSS.RI.1.5

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CCSS.RI.K.5

How are a table of contents and an index alike?

• Both are in alphabetical order.

• Both list page numbers.

• Both list definitions of words.

• Both are in the beginning.

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5