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3rd Grade Shared Reading - Non-Fiction Book Features
3rd Grade Shared Reading - Non-Fiction Book Features
Core Components
Subject, Content Area, or Topic
Reading; Language Arts
Student Population
3rd Grade; 18 students (10 boys, 8 girls)
Learning Objectives
-I can identify and explain the purpose of nonfiction text features.
Reading SOL 3.6c -- The student will continue to read and demonstrate comprehension of
nonfiction texts
c) Preview and use text features.
Materials/Resources
Kahoot!
Non-fiction article: “Be Heart Smart”
High Yield Instructional Strategies Used (Marzano, 2001)
Check if Used
Strategy Return
Identifying Similarities & Differences 45%
Summarizing & Note Taking 34%
Reinforcing Efforts & Providing Recognition 29%
Homework & Practice 28%
Nonlinguistic Representations 27%
Cooperative Learning 23%
Setting Goals & Providing Feedback 23%
Generating & Testing Hypothesis 23%
Questions, Cues, & Advanced Organizers 22%
DOES YOUR INSTRUCTIONAL INPUT & MODELING YIELD THE POSITIVE
RETURNS YOU WANT FOR YOUR STUDENTS?
Check if Used Strategy Return
Teach Others/Immediate Use of Learning 95%
Practice by Doing 75%
Discussion 50%
Demonstration 30%
McDonald’s Draft (2010). Modified by Kreassig and Gould (2014) for use with student teachers.
Revised August 2015
Audio Visual 20%
Reading 10%
Lecture 05%
Safety (if applicable)
N/A
Time
(min.) Process Components
*Anticipatory Set
10 min. TTW tell all students, “Today we are going to start with a fun game to see how
much you remember about non-fiction text features!”
Like shown above, TTW explain how to recognize non-fiction text features and
model how to easily recognize them.
*Check for Understanding
2 min. -During Kahoot, TTW walk around with clipboard to collect quick data on students
understanding the objective.
-TTW listen to “turn and talk” as well as take note of answers during “hand up pair
up” to check for understanding during independent practice.
*Guided Practice
(same as modeling)
McDonald’s Draft (2010). Modified by Kreassig and Gould (2014) for use with student teachers.
Revised August 2015
*Independent Practice
5-10 min. -TSW read “Be Heart Smart”
-After reading, TSW stand and do “hand up pair up” (or “think, pair, share”) to
discuss what they have read. TTW instruct students to ask the following questions:
1. What does the heart do?
2. How does it keep you alive?
TTW closely monitor this practice
Assessment
(No particular assessment.) The opening Kahoot was a form of pre-assessment and
a quick data collection of non-fiction text features.
*Closure
1 min. TTW close; “These non-fiction text features are important to recognize and
memorize. You can use the information talked about today to help you navigate
through some new books you can find in our classroom library and the school
library!”
McDonald’s Draft (2010). Modified by Kreassig and Gould (2014) for use with student teachers.
Revised August 2015