Non Fiction

      Week 1	SWBAT list and recognize elements of nonfiction
SWBAT distinguish between types of nonfiction in a chart or Venn Diagram
SWBAT list the 5 W’s, and identify them in articles provided	
		
Week 2
	SWBAT identify the main idea of an article and details to support it
SWBAT distinguish between fact and opinion in nonfiction articles
SWBAT identify cause and effect in non fiction articles
SWBAT recognize hamburger paragraph structure
SWBAT recognize hamburger essay structure	
		
Week 3	SWBAT identify an author’s purpose for writing
SWBAT choose a topic for their own expository articles (questions, reviews, etc)
SWBAT identify an author’s point of view
SWBAT compare/contrast authors’ points of view
SWBAT distinguish between bias and point of view	
		
Week 4	SWBAT decide main idea of his or her article
SWBAT take notes on his or her article
SWBAT outline 3 major supporting details for his or her main idea
SWBAT create 5 paragraph essay outline for article	
		
Week 5	SWBAT identify conventions for quotation usage in articles
SWBAT use a quotation in his/her outline
SWBAT draft nonfiction article
SWBAT peer/teacher edit article	
		
Assessment	SWBAT write, edit, and publish an original expository article using correct essay conventions and use of quotation.	
		
Possible Texts	Newspapers, Magazines, Time for Kids website/Lesson Box	
		
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