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Your emerging readers know not to judge a book by its cover, but they can categorize these titles into either fiction or nonfiction. There are four book covers pictured here, and scholars record the titles under the corresponding text type. There are a few introductory sentences explaining the difference, however you will want to review this with the class ahead of time. Challenge them to explain their reasoning.

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fiction, nonfiction, text types, titles

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fiction, nonfiction, titles, types of text, english language arts
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K - 1st
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English Language Arts
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RL.K.5 RI.K.5 W.K.8

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