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Readers consider the significance and/or impact of the information presented in the text in order to understand the message the author is communicating.

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Readers evaluate how literary techniques impact their interpretations of the text.

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Readers investigate how different text organization reveals the author’s beliefs  about the subject.

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Recognize the components of each unit. What outcome do we guarantee for students?

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Readers synthesize multiple ideas to develop and revise complex theories about subjects.

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Writers study narrative nonfiction mentor texts in order to explore and analyze a variety of literary techniques used to communicate their personal messages.

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Nonfiction writers focus their writing on a small part of a larger topic to communicate their personal interests and passion.

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Nonfiction writers revise their writing for craft to focus their piece and enhance the readers’ understandings of the information and develop their message.

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Writers seek out community members who can provide support on specific aspects of their writing or process.

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Nonfiction writing that incorporates stories and literary techniques such as imagery, figurative language, and description.

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Because narrative nonfiction can be a challenging genre, include engaging titles that extend beyond the science and social studies curriculum. Consider the concept, "Why stories matter" when selecting mentor texts.

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Nonfiction writing units in the elementary grades focus early writers on how the piece is organized and how information is enhanced using elaboration techniques. During the upper grades, students focus on using literary techniques in their nonfiction writing to communicate information as well as enhance the reader’s experience.

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What is Authentic Assessment: Curriculum drives assessment; by teaching to readers and writers we are automatically instilling authenticity. When choosing an authentic task consider the level of knowledge and application you have been teaching throughout the unit and design and assessment that matches.

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-Memoir
-Biography
-Autobiography
-Essays
-Narrative journalism
-Poetry

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People tend to remember facts more accurately when they are presented as a story, rather than a list (Heard, 2013).

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Readers understand that authors structure a text in a specific way to communicate a message.

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Writers read mentor texts with two lenses in order to gather information and notice the craft moves the author made

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-Readers track subjects over time .

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Writers try out several different topics and organizational patterns

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Readers put together information about a subject to identify the main idea.

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-Readers notice a subject’s challenges and study how the subject responds

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Readers recognize that the main idea of a biography often reflects the impact the subject had on our world

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Writers of narrative nonfiction consider what facts to include in order to communicate their message.

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Readers understand that authors use deliberate word choice to convey their perspective.

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Readers consider how word choice affects the tone of a piece and how tone may affect their personal understandings.

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Writers of narrative nonfiction use details to help their reader become immersed in the story.

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Readers analyze what the story can teach us about our lives and our world.

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Writing partners let each other know when part of a piece of writing is unclear, and they offer suggestions for how it might become clearer.

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Writing partners help each other know where they need to further support their facts.

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Week 4 (12/9-13) Mel and Rochelle and Scruggs    *BOOK FAIR THIS WEEK

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Week 4 (12/9-13) Mel and Rochelle and Scruggs    *BOOK FAIR THIS WEEK

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Week 3  (after Thanksgiving Break)  12/2-6 Militano and Balma

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Week 3  (after Thanksgiving Break)  12/2-6 Militano and Balma

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Writing summative: Reading of narrative nonfiction for use in an essay of some sort

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Writing: memoirs having students choose specific text structures for their purpose.

Reading: Something different from writing assessment.

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Memoir
Newspaper Article (maybe for the school newspaper)
Editorial or Opinion piece
Obituary?

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Reading a NF choice book and then produce a summative writing piece.
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Writing- assignment that mimics the writing of the autobiographies/biographies we read,

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Eulogy; resume; interview (with questions and responses)

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Reading summative? What do we want to use? How would it look?