Navigation Bar Introduction Congratulations! You’ve just been hired as a new teacher at Dodson Elementary School! You have a chance to make a $500 bonus if you impress your principal with your first lesson. 1.IntroductionIntroduction 2.TaskTask 3.ProcessProcess 4.ConclusionConclusion 5.EvaluationEvaluation 1.IntroductionIntroduction 2.TaskTask 3.ProcessProcess 4.ConclusionConclusion 5.EvaluationEvaluation

Task Your first lesson will be on nonfiction text features. You decided the best way to teach this lesson is through hands-on activities using nonfiction books. You’ve found an awesome book in the library but are not sure if it has what you need. Remember winning that $500 means you need a WOW lesson! Your job is to evaluate the nonfiction book and decide if this is the best resource to teach nonfiction text features. 1.IntroductionIntroduction 2.TaskTask 3.ProcessProcess 4.ConclusionConclusion 5.EvaluationEvaluation 1.IntroductionIntroduction 2.TaskTask 3.ProcessProcess 4.ConclusionConclusion 5.EvaluationEvaluation Navigation Bar

Process Before you evaluate the book you need to make sure you are an expert on nonfiction text features! Complete the I Know What Text Features Are activity first. Then, complete the scavenger hunt activity. Finally, evaluate the book. ______________________________________ 1.I Know What Text Features Are activityactivity 2.Exploring the Book Scavenger Hunt activityactivity 3.Evaluating the Book activityactivity 1.IntroductionIntroduction 2.TaskTask 3.ProcessProcess 4.ConclusionConclusion 5.EvaluationEvaluation 1.IntroductionIntroduction 2.TaskTask 3.ProcessProcess 4.ConclusionConclusion 5.EvaluationEvaluation Navigation Bar

Conclusion Wahoo….. You have completed your task! Now you really are an expert on nonfiction text features. Make sure you pay close attention to these as you continue to read books for class and entertainment! You will find out if you received your $500 later this week. Now that you’re an expert, try these Test Prep Questions!Test Prep Questions Here are some additional resources on nonfiction text features you can view: Flashcards, quiz, & game for nonfiction text features Fling the Teacher – Nonfiction Text Features Game Brainpop jr. video on nonfiction books (4 min. 22 sec.) Brainpop jr. video on nonfiction books – After clicking link, log in using username: elmontufsd password: brainpop. Then press play movie. Nonfiction Text features PowerPoints: – Newspaper Theme Newspaper Theme – Short PPT by Ms. Wyatt’s Class Short PPT by Ms. Wyatt’s Class – Understanding Text Features Understanding Text Features – Nonfiction text features by Mrs. Paula McMullen Nonfiction text features by Mrs. Paula McMullen 1.IntroductionIntroduction 2.TaskTask 3.ProcessProcess 4.ConclusionConclusion 5.EvaluationEvaluation 1.IntroductionIntroduction 2.TaskTask 3.ProcessProcess 4.ConclusionConclusion 5.EvaluationEvaluation Navigation Bar

Evaluation 1.IntroductionIntroduction 2.TaskTask 3.ProcessProcess 4.ConclusionConclusion 5.EvaluationEvaluation 1.IntroductionIntroduction 2.TaskTask 3.ProcessProcess 4.ConclusionConclusion 5.EvaluationEvaluation 54321Points I Know What Text Features Are activity Completed activity under 1 min. Completed activity under 2 min. Completed activity under 3 min. Completed activity Did not complete activity Scavenger Hunt Activity Completed activity with % accuracy Completed activity with 80-95% accuracy Completed activity with 70-79% accuracy Completed activity with 50-69% accuracy Completed activity with 0- 49% accuracy Evaluating Nonfiction Book Graded the book and provided a strong logical rationale for the grade given. Graded the book and provided a logical rationale for the grade given. Graded the book and provided a weak rationale for the grade given. Graded the book and provided a rationale for the grade given. Although the rationale does not match the grade Graded the book but did not provide a rationale for the grade given. Group Work Group worked together for all of the activities. Group worked well together 80-90% of the time to complete all activities Group worked well together 60-79% of the time to complete all activities Group did not work well together and work was complete Group did not work together and work was incomplete Total Points Student Name:_____________________________________________________ Navigation Bar