Grade:_4_Subject:

_L.A.____
Timeframe:
_60min________
Click here for online copy found at mrcaseyhrsb.weebly.com

DrivingQuestion:Domybooksreallyuseallthisstuff?Beyondtextbooksand
teacherchosenexamples,canmostofthetextfeaturesevenbefoundinthepiecesof
nonfictionstudentsareinterestedinreading,andifso,howeasyaretheytofind?

LearningTargets:
Nonfictiontext
7.2identifyconventionsandcharacteristicsofdifferenttypesofprintandmediatextsthat
helpthemunderstandwhattheyreadandview

AdditionalELAOutcomes
8.3Experimentwithdifferentwaysofmakingnotes(e.g.webbing,jotnotes,matrix)
9.1Createwrittenandmediatexts,collaborativelyandindependently,indifferentmodes
andinavarietyofforms
10.3Usetechnologywithincreasingproficiencyinwritingandotherformsofrepresenting
10.5Select,organize,andcombinerelevantinformationfromtwoormoresourcesto
constructandcommunicatemeaning

Resources:
LCDProjector
13iPads
LargeselectionofNonFictiontexts
Backupsetof
PlickersCards
(126)(Studentsshouldhaveoneswithmagnetictapestuckundertheir
desks.)
CommonFeaturesofNonFictionBooks
(26copies)
PadletQRcodes
printout(notbacktoback)
Screencaston
PadletforNonFictionFeatures
Prezion
NewspapersandNonFictionTextFeatures
Rubric
Prezion
Ins&OutsofPadlet

Preparation:
SetupPlickers(seedemovideoof
Plickers
foundonYouTube)
onclasscomputerlogonto
www.plickers.com
withLogin:******andPassword:******
loginusingApponiPad(orpersonalphoneifyouhaveApp>
Apple
or
GooglePlay
)
ClickonMr.Casey4/5"
ItshouldbeinQueuemode,selectthetopquestionHowmanydifferentfeaturesdo..
TheLiveviewonthecomputershouldalsobedisplayingthequestion.
Youareallreadytogo!
ViewPrezion
Ins&OutsofPadlet
Itcontainssamplesoftheimagescavengerhuntbeingdoneinthislesson

Adaptations(ChildSpecific):
(*,*,&*)printoutofthe
StepByStepDirections
Checkintoensuretheyareproperlyparticipatingwiththeirpartner

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Part1
:(2025min)

()Create&Publish
()Evaluate&Leverage
()Apply&Interconnect
()Analyze&Synthesize
()Communicate&Collaborate
()Find&Validate

Connection

Introduction:
reshowslidesof
Prezi
,focusingonnewspaperandmathtextbooksamples
clickonfullscreeniconinbottomrightofpresentationscreen
5advanceclicks(rightarrowonkeyboard)shouldgetyoutoNonFictionTextFeaturesslide
ReviewthefeaturesshownthereandthencontinuepasttheGrouchoMarxquoteontothemath
textexampleontheFindingFabulousNonFictionFeaturesslideandreviewthemaswell
pointouthowthosewereselectedbytheteacherasgoodexamplesbutthatnotalltextsarethesame

Posethedrivingquestion:

Beyondtextbooksandteacherchosenexamples,canmostofthetextfeatures
evenbefoundinthepiecesofnonfictionyouareinterestedinreading?

Activate1stPlickersquestion:(Shouldlooklikeimagebelow)

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studentsholduptheirPlickersheetstocorrespondwiththeirintendedanswer
ClickthecameraonyourhandhelddeviceandscantheroomtoreadthePlickersheets
Theirnumberwiththeirnamebesidewillbecheckedofftoindicatethattheirshasbeenread
(actualliveviewshowsfullstudentname)
Afterallstudentshavebeenscanned,youcanclickontheGraphtab(asindicatedbythearrowin
theimageabove)toseehowtheclassscored
DonotclickontheRevealAnswerbuttonbecausethestudentsdonotneedtoseehoweach
individualanswered.

Reflectingonpriorteaching:
Askstudentshowmanyfeaturestheycanrecall
writenameofeachfeatureonboardandreaddefinitionoffoflist

GuidedPractice
distributenewcopyofCommonFeaturesofNonFictionBooks
havethemaddasecondunderlinetotheonesontheirlistthatwerenamedandwrittenontheboard
takevolunteerstoreaddefinitionsofonesnotyetnamedwhileclassaddssecondunderlinetoacknowledge
theywerealsodiscussed

ExplicitTeaching
Teachermodels/demonstrates
holdupasampleofnonfictionandasampleoffictionandpointouthowtheylookextremelydifferent.
Thepieceoffictionusuallyhasachapterheading,someillustrations,andalotofuninterruptedwriting.
Notmanydifferentfeaturestofind.
Graphicnovelsdoaddmorefeatures(speech,thought,andcaptionwriting)toreplacetheconventionaltext
buthowdoesthatcomparetomostsamplesofnonfiction?

Part2
:(1520min)

()Create&Publish
()Evaluate&Leverage
()Apply&Interconnect
()Analyze&Synthesize
()Communicate&Collaborate
()Find&Validate

Independent/Groups

Practice/Conferencefocus:
Show
screencast
onhowtousePadletfordisplayingNonFictiontextfeatures
Project
StepByStepDirections
(followinglesson)
Tellstudentstheirpartnersnameandgroupnumber
Studentscollect1iPadpergroupandfindsheetwithcorrespondinggroup#QRcodetoconnecttoproper
site.
Whilestudentsareworkingontheirfeaturescavengerhunt,havethescreencastavailableonthesecond
classcomputerscreenforstudentstoaccessatanytimetheyarehavingdifficulties.
Movearoundgroupstoensuretheyarerecordingtheinformationproperlyonheirsheet,followingallthe
stepsforPadlet,andnotwaitingaroundwhiletheirpartnerisonthecomputer.

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Afterallgroupshavereachedstep6inthedirectionsandarenolongerinneedoftheprojection,change
thescreentothewebsitelinktoshowallthePadletboardsinrealtime.

Part3:
510minutes

()Create&Publish
()Evaluate&Leverage
()Apply&Interconnect
()Analyze&Synthesize
()Communicate&Collaborate
()Find&Validate

TimetoShare
HaveallstudentsreturntheiPadsandremembertounlocktheguidedaccess(code)beforeputting
thembackinbins

DoquicktourthroughthePadletsitesbystartingat
padlet.com/mrcaseyhrsb/nonfiction1
ReturntoPlickersandaskfinalquestionsinthequeue:

Wrapupwithoveralldiscussiononfinalquestion.
userubrictoassesssites

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Reflection:

IvealwaysenjoyedusingPlickersbecausethestudentsarealwaysengagedduringthe
activityanddonthesitatetoshowtheirexcitementwhenItellthemtobringouttheirPlicker
squares.ThistimeIincreasedthepersonaltouchbytakingtheextrasecondsnecessaryfor
addingimages.Whetheritistohelpclarifythequestionorsimplyforfun,thesitedoesmakeit
veryeasytoaddimagessoIwilllikelykeepthatupinthefuture.
IbelieveIneedtomakeascreencastthough,thatwouldhelpthestudentsonhowto
properlyholdthecardsbecauseIstillfoundmyselfhavingtoremindthem.Itcouldbedoneina
waytobeaninstructionforotherteachers(orsubs)onhowtoworktheprogramaswell.Iwill
likelyincludethatasafuture21stCenturyLesson.
Padletworkedgreatforthislessonaswell.ItwasbecausePadletissuchaversatile
webbasedprogram(worksonanydevicewithinternet,noApprequired),thatIlikeusingitin
theclassroom.Studentscanuseanysmartphone,iPod,tablet,andevenNetbook,ifthecamera
isactivated.ForthislessonIstayedwithiPadsinordertokeepitmorecontainedandsinceIwas
pairingthemup,wehadexactlytherightnumberofdevices.
TheembeddingofthePadletsintothewebsitedidnotturnoutasIhadhoped.The
imagesstayedtoolargetodisplaymorethanafewatatime.Italsoopensupinteractionbythe
public.IbelievesettingscanbemadetorequiresignintoeachPadletbutthentheeaseof
startingtheactivityislost.
Thelessonitselfwasmeanttobeawrapupfortheunitbutitdidrequiremorefollowup
thanIexpected.Studentsdiddemonstratetheirdifferentlevelsofabilityandknowledgeon
findingnonfictiontextfeaturesbutIdidneedtosupplementtherubricofthePadletpagewith
someteacherconferencing.Manystudentsexcelledwiththescavengerhuntwhileothersdid
strugglealittle.Forthem,theindependentworkonthePadletsiteandapersonalconversation
withmeaskingformoredetailwasneededtoensureIwastrulyfindingouttheirlevelof
knowledgeofnonfictiontextfeatures.

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StepByStepDirections

1)

Writeyourname,partner,andGroup#onyoursheet.

2)

UsetheQRCodesheettologontoPadletGrouppage.

3)

UseyourownselectedNonFictiontexttofindexamplesoftext
featureslistedonyourhandout.

4)

TaketurnsenteringinformationonPadletsite

doubletap
asTitleputthenameofthetextfeature
asWritesomethingputyourinitials
tapcameraicon,upload/usecamera,andthenTakePhoto/Video
takepictureofcloseuponfeature
ifinfocusandcloseenough,clickusephotothenO.K.

5)

RecordyourStudent#inboxbesideanyfeatureyourecord.

6)

Keeptrackofwhatyourpartnerhascompletedbywritingtheir
numberonyourpaperbesidetheonestheycomplete.

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 Rubric:NonFictionTextFeatureScavengerHunt

7.2identifyconventionsandcharacteristicsofdifferenttypesofprintandmediatextsthat
helpthemunderstandwhattheyreadandview

Group
#

StudentName

Fullvarietyof
examplesclearly
displayedand
labeled

Somevarietyof
examplesdisplayed
andlabeled

Veryfewexamples
displayedorlabeled

1
Eitheroneorno
examplesdisplayed
properlywithcorrect
label

10

10

11

11

12

12

13

13

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padlet.com/mrcaseyhrsb/nonfiction___
(Group#goestheretofinishurl)

Student#1:_______________

Student#2:_______________

CommonFeaturesofNonFictionBooks
PutyourStudent#
(thatmeansnumber,nothashtag
)
intheboxofany
textfeaturesthatyoupersonallyaddedtoyourpairsPadletsite.

BoldWord
:
Awordprinteddarkerthantherestofthetext.Boldwordshelpthereader
tofindimportantwordswithinthetext.

Bullet
:
Adarkblackdotusedtoidentifyitemsinalist.Bulletshelptoorganize
information.

Caption
:
Wordstoexplainanillustrationorphoto.Captionsareusuallyunderneathor
besidetheillustrationorphoto.

Chart
:
Informationpresentedinrowsandcolumns.Chartsareusedtoorganizealotof
informationinasmallspace.Theyareeasierforthereadertogaininformation
frombecausetheyareavisualrepresentationofinformation.

Cutaway
:
Anillustrationtoshowwhatsomethinglookslikeontheinside.

Glossary
:
Alistofkeywordsusedinthebook,andtheirdefinitions.Theglossaryisat
theendofthebook.Theglossaryoftenalsohasapronunciationkeytohelpthe
readersaythewordcorrectly.

Graph
:
Adiagramtohelpthereaderunderstandstatisticalinformation.

Illustration
:
Aphotograph,drawingordiagramtoshowthereaderexactlywhat
somethinglookslike.Illustrationsareusedtosupportthetextifthereisavisual
togoalongwiththetextitmakesamorelastingimpactonthereader.

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Index
:
Adetailedlistofthetopicsdiscussedinthebook,arrangedinalphabeticalorder
withthenumbersofallthepagesonwhichthetopicismentioned.Theindexisat
theendofthebook.

Italicandothertypesofprint
:
Italicsisatypeofprintwherethetextisslanted.Itis
usedtohighlightinformationthatisimportantbymakingitlookdifferentfromthe
restofthetext.

Label
:
Wordsusedtoidentifypartsofsomethinginanillustration.Oftenanarrowor
lineconnectsthelabeltothepartoftheillustration.

Map
:
Adrawingofpartsoftheearthssurfacetoprovideinformationaboutthelocation
ofthingsintheworld.

SectionHeading
:
Wordsatthebeginningofsectionsoftexttotellthereaderwhatthe
followingtextisabout.Sectionheadingscanalsobecalledsubtitles.

Sidebar
:
Detailedinformationaboutthetopicsetapartfromtherestofthetextby
lines,boxesoruseofcolour.Thesidebarisimportanttoreadersbecauseitgives
additionalinformation.SidebarsquiteoftenstartwithDidyouknow?or
InterestingFact.

SpeechBubble
:
Aballoonwithtextprintedinside.Speechbubblesareusedin
illustrationstoshowwhatthecharactersaresaying.

Symbol
:
Apicturethatstandsforsomethingintherealworld.Symbolsareusually
usedthroughoutthebook.

TableofContents
:Isanorderedlistofwhatisinthebook,itislikeamapofthebook.
TheTableofContentsisatthebeginningofthebook.

Title
:
Wordssetapartfromthetextatthebeginningofbooksandchapters.

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PadletNonFictionQRCodes

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