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- 5th
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Students view a passenger list of the Mayflower, 1620. They compare a list of passenger from, "A Journey to a New World" by Kathryn Lasky to the list from the web site. They discuss differences in nonfiction and historical fiction. Full Review »
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- 4th - 5th
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Students explore the historical time period of Annie Sullivan's life and then write a historical fiction story about that time. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students review the characteristics of fiction and non-fiction. They continue with their work on the project entitled, It's In The News. They read the assigned passages and answer questions. They complete a charts that compare and contrast fiction and non-fiction passages. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students select a fiction and nonfiction book and identify what type of fiction and nonfiction books they are. Using a Genre checklist, they identify the types of books they have selected, and then compare and contrast the books using a worksheet chart. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students select, read, and compare and contrast a fiction and nonfiction book. They identify the genre of fiction or nonfiction book on a genre list form, then read the two books. Next, they complete a compare/contrast chart, and write the keywords that describe the plot, characters, and settings from the two books. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students compare and contrast an informational article with a fictional story. They read the story "The Contest" as a class, and discuss the different types of literature genres. Next, they complete a vocabulary worksheet and a Venn diagram, and answer story comprehension questions. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students compare and contrast fiction and non-fiction stories, and practice their spelling and vocabulary skills. They choral read aloud as a class in an effort to improve fluency while reading an American legend entitled, Stormalong. Finally, they complete both guided and independent practice sheets. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students compare and contrast a nonfiction article with a fictional story. They read and discuss the passages and complete a worksheet about occupations using information from the story. Students then complete a Venn diagram and write a paragraph comparing two characters. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students identify the characteristics of fiction and nonfiction and read and analyze the poem "Violin Recital" and the informational article "A Box Full of Sound." They complete a fiction/nonfiction characteristic checklist after reading both texts, and fill in two charts that compare and contrast the two passages. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 12th
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Students create a historical fiction timeline. They review the literature through the perspective of history (writing prompts provided). Students create a book cover illustration to appear with the book review in the appropriate spot on the time line. Full Review »

