Reading Nonfiction Lesson Plans and Lesson Ideas

Reading Nonfiction

Fact or fiction? Nonfiction is a type of writing that shares facts or information. In this movie, you’ll explore the parts of a nonfiction book, like the table of contents, glossary, and index. Find out how to use a graphic organizer to take notes as you read nonfiction text. Don't forget to read the captions, which can help explain pictures, including photographs, diagrams, and illustrations.

Reading Nonfiction Background Information for Teachers, Parents and Caregivers

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Reading Nonfiction Common Core State Standards Alignments

Grade: 01

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.1.5

Know and use various text features (e.g., headings, tables of contents, glossaries, electronic menus, icons) to locate key facts or information in a text.

Grade: 02

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.2.4e

Use glossaries and beginning dictionaries, both print and digital, to determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases.

Grade: 02

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.2.5

Know and use various text features (e.g., captions, bold print, subheadings, glossaries, indexes, electronic menus, icons) to locate key facts or information in a text efficiently.

Grade: 03

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.3.4d

Use glossaries or beginning dictionaries, both print and digital, to determine or clarify the precise meaning of key words and phrases.

Grade: K

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.K.5

Recognize common types of texts (e.g., storybooks, poems).

Grade: 01

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.1.5

Explain major differences between books that tell stories and books that give information, drawing on a wide reading of a range of text types.

Grade: 02

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2.5

Describe the overall structure of a story, including describing how the beginning introduces the story and the ending concludes the action.

Grade: 03

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.5

Refer to parts of stories, dramas, and poems when writing or speaking about a text, using terms such as chapter, scene, and stanza; describe how each successive part builds on earlier sections.

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