Submitted by saralibrarian on Thu, 10/04/2012 - 00:16
Created By:
Sara Jauniskis
Title/Role:
Graduate Student
Organization/School Name:
Simmons GSLIS
Location:
Massachusetts
Grade Level:
1
Type of Lesson:
Stand-alone lesson
Type of Schedule:
Combination
Collaboration Continuum:
Limited
Content Area:
Language Arts, Science
Content Topic:
Differences between fiction and non-fiction.
Scenario:
The School Library Teacher (SLT) will introduce students to a variety of fiction and non-fiction text-types to reinforce the instruction on fiction and non-fiction that is occurring in the classroom. This lesson covers the concepts and vocabulary associated with different types of books and will begin helping students to differentiate between text types. The SLT will work with the class to come up with working definitions and then, as a group, read a few books and discuss whether these books are fiction or non-fiction. The class will compare and contrast the two books and then break up into small groups to determine what types of books have been set out. The books selected for this lesson address the 1st grade science curriculum standards around student understanding of animals and their habitats. The books I have used to teach this lesson are Lyle, Lyle Crocodile by Waber, B. and Alligators and Crocodiles by Trueit, T. I chose the topic of crocodiles because it has appeal across gender and ties in with the 1st Grade Science Standards on the study of animals and their habitat. The key is to have a fiction and non-fiction picture book and a related biography.
Overview:
This lesson teaches students to define the terms "fiction" and "non-fiction" and to go on to apply those definitions to books that they are looking at. The essential questions that students will explore in this lesson are: What is fiction? What is non-fiction? How can I figure out whether a book is fiction or non-fiction?
Final Product:
1. Students will be able to define the words "Fiction" and "Non-fiction." 2. Students will be able to identify whether a book is fiction or non-fiction. 3. Students will be able to state common attributes of fiction books (pretend, imaginary, made-up story...) and non-fiction books (true information, facts, often have TOC, index, glossary...).
Library Lesson:
Students will learn to explain major differences between books that tell stories and books that give information, drawing on a sampling of text types.
Estimated Lesson Time:
30 minutes
Have you taught this lesson before:
Yes
Strategies for differentiation:
Give students the option of working independently or in small groups.
Make the challenge table optional for those students who are interested.