Reading Non-Fiction

Non-fiction pieces could be...

• diaries, newspaper articles, or biographies

• superhero comic books, fantasy or fairy tales

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

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When reading fiction, two things that help you understand better are:

• the font of the text and the number of pages

• the title of the story and pictures

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

If a quiz question about the story refers to a specific section of the story, you should...

• try hard to recall the facts

• go back to the section and skim for the key words in the question

• take an educated guess

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CCSS.RF.K.3A

CCSS.RF.K.3B

CCSS.RF.K.3C

CCSS.RF.K.3D

CCSS.RF.K.4

When you don't understand a word that you see in the story, what 2 things can you do?

• you can look at the words surrounding the mystery word and try to guess

• you can skip the word

• you can "feel" if the word is a positive, negative or neutral word and then try to guess

• you can look for the word on some other piece of writing

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CCSS.RF.K.3A

CCSS.RF.K.3B

CCSS.RF.K.3C

CCSS.RF.K.3D

CCSS.RF.K.4

When you read non-fiction, focus on who, where,....

• what happened, and why it's important

• when, what, why

• vocabulary

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CCSS.RF.K.3A

CCSS.RF.K.3B

CCSS.RF.K.3C

CCSS.RF.K.3D

CCSS.RF.K.4

Be careful! Remember that the author is a person. Even though non-fiction stories are true, sometimes he or she can mix facts with ________ when telling the story.

• opinions

• examples

• data

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CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

An author's purpose is...

• the reason he/she is writing the story

• the character the author becomes in the story

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CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6