We started our nonfiction unit recently. During this unit, students have already learned the nonfiction text features, so now we are learning more about what to do when you read nonfiction. There are three BIG questions students will be asking themselves as they read nonfiction that will help them to understand it more fully, and to question its accuracy. The first one that we learned today is the question "What surprised me?" We discussed how it could be something big that shocks you or something that just makes you say, "really? huh. I didn't know that." As we read an article about the great Chicago Fire, students were on the look out for something that surprised them. When they found something, they put an exclamation mark next to it. Try to encourage your child to read nonfiction for the 80 minutes of reading students have for homework.
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