big idea: fiction & non-fiction
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BIG Ideas
InFictionFiction
“Life” Story
“Book” Story
(THEME)
Fiction = Stories of Life
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R e a lis tic ta les
T r ick ste r ta les
P o u rq u o i ta les
C u m ula t ive ta les
E p ics
L e ge n ds
F a b les
M y ths
T a ll ta les
T raditionalFo lktales
S c ie n ce F ict ion
F a nta sy
Fantasy
H isto ric a l F ic t ion
R e a lis t ic F ic t ion
R ealism
F iction
R e cr e at ion
M a th em a t ics
S cie n ce
A r ts
L a n gu a ge
H e a lth
S o c ial S tu d ie s/Issues
Info rm ational
M e m o ir
A u tob io g ra p h y
F ic tio n alizedBiography
A u th en t icBiography
B iography
N o n-F ict ion
L it er at ur e
BIG IDEAS BIG IDEAS in Nonfiction
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Signal Words Point the Way…
Text Structure & Signal Words
Description/ Hierarchical List
Cause & Effect
Compare/Contrast
Problem/Solution
Question &Answer
Sequence
For instanceFor exampleFurthermore
Such asAlso
To begin withMost important
AlsoIn fact
In additionAnd to
illustrate
SinceBecause
This led toOn account of
Due toAs a result of
For this reasonConsequentially
Then…so…Therefore
thus
In like mannerLikewiseSimilar to
The difference between
As opposed toAfter allHoweverAnd yet
ButNeverthelessOn the other
hand
One reason for the…
A solutionA problem
WhereThe question isOne answer is
Recommendations include
HowWhenWhatNextWhyWho
How manyThe best estimate
It could be thatOne may conclude
UntilBeforeAfter
FinallyLastly
First…last…Now…thenOn (date)At (time)
First, secondMeanwhile
Not long afterinitially
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Authors Purpose: To inform
(Reason for Writing) To Instruct To entertain To persuade
Decided By…
Features StructuresOrganization
Author’s View Point/Pt of ViewPosition, attitude, beliefs aboutThe topic they are writing about
Text Form
ToneOpinionsBackground/BiasStyleWords ChoosePerspective
Author’s Credibility/Craft
Identified By…
ValidityObjectivityRelevancyTypes of Support
1. Topic of Writing : (What or Who Am I Writing About)
2. Audience (Who Do I want to Say Something To?)
Lesson One:
The Orange Orange
BIG IDEA (Whole text)
Main Idea( Section Level)
MMain Idea vsvs. BBig Idea
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Author’s Purpose:•Why did the author write about this topic?•What did they want to accomplish?•Why do you think that?
Organization/Text Features•After previewing the text, what features did the
author emphasize and why?•How is the text organized?•How does these support the author’s goal?
Text Critic Observations•Did the author make their point clearly?•Do you agree/disagree?•Was the author’s opinion about the topic evident?•Did you detect bias in the tone or language used?
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