Responding+to+Non-Fiction

Independent Reading Strategies & Tools
[|Academic Note Sheet] [|Q Notes] [|Connecting]! Text to self, text to text and text to world (graphic organizer)

media type="custom" key="1111719" After viewing the above slide show, apply the tips and strategies to new text that you are reading. Download the hand-out and take a before actually beginning to read!

Non-fiction includes many types of writing. Take a look at the Reading Non-Fiction presentation Powerpoint and be prepared to respond. Now that you have watched the presentation,

Sometimes, we all need practice in out reading skills. Clicking on the [|Practice in Reading link] will take you to some online reading exercises to help you develop focus and concentration as you read.

Vocabulary Development
[|Quizlet!] A fun site to [|build your vocabulary] as well as help others! [|Anagrams] are awesome word play! Create your own! [|Another site to play]! See [|others' creative anagrams]

Graphic Organizers
Compare and Contrast Venn diagrams Cause & Effect Cycle/Sequencing

in **brainstorming or organizing your ideas** about your reading interpretations and ideas, a good web-based site to use is Mindomo.
 * Useful Web 2.0 Tools[[image:Picture_5.png width="217" height="167" align="left"]]!** If you want to **collaborate**

Writing About Nonfiction
[|TAP: Topic. Action and Purpose]