Teach reading comprehension skills and nonfiction text structures to your fourth-grade students
Choose from 10 units that span a variety of text structures and topics or use them all
Text structures include:
Question and answerMain idea and detailsCause and effectCompare and contrastTime orderNonfiction texts in the grade 4 book include a variety of content-area topics:
Science:
"Getting to Know Snakes" Level P"Weather and the Scientists Who Study It" Level S"From Power Plant to Lightbulb" Level TGeography:
"The Mystery of the Matching Continents" Level RSocial Studies:
"Being an Active Citizen" Level Q"How Countries Create Their Economies" Level TBiography:
"Julia Morgan: Architect and Trailblazer" Level P"Roald Dahl: Master Storyteller" Level SHow-to:
"How to Keep Your Teeth and Gums Healthy" Level R"How to Make Snacks More Healthful" Level OEach unit includes:
Teacher support pages with a lesson plan and objectiveA dictionary that identifies content and academic vocabularyA close-reading activityA comprehension and vocabulary activityAn oral close-reading activity with questions to help guide students in a discussionA text structure analysis activityA culminating text-based writing activityAdditional teacher resources:
Overview article and writing prompts chartFive elements of nonfiction text chartFive structures of nonfiction textAn answer keyAbout Evan-Moor
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