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WELCOME TO ANCIENT EGYPT
WELCOME TO ANCIENT EGYPT
Change your students' perception of Non-Fiction from:
Change your students' perception of Non-Fiction from:
"No-Fun to No-Fair that makes it too easy!"
"No-Fun to No-Fair that makes it too easy!"
WHY CHOOSE INFORMATIONAL TEXTS FOR YOUR STUDENTS?
WHY CHOOSE INFORMATIONAL TEXTS FOR YOUR STUDENTS?
Informational texts, like Ancient Egypt by Judith Crosher, are topic specific and are designed to help students make connections between themselves and other countries, cultures, and people. Teaching children about other cultures broadens their perspectives and teaches them how to appreciate each society's contributions. It is also a fabulous way to teach about diversity and the wonderful reasons why we should celebrate our differences and embrace our similarities. In fact, children's nonfiction texts are designed to make the facts and information about their topic of choice interesting and engaging. They provide comprehensive content, colorful imagery, little known facts, visual aids like topographical maps and timelines, and include detailed illustrations and photographs of artifacts. Through reading nonfiction content, students learn what each access feature is used for and how they can be used to quickly locate detailed information within the text. Students who understand how to make an informational text work for them will be ready with their answer, while others aimlessly search each and every page.
The material on this website is concentrated on the 3rd grade Social Studies TEKS. However, the materials and texts selected for this lesson range from 3rd-12th grade and can be adapted to meet the 4th through 12th grade TEKS.
113.14.3.(17).(D). The student applies critical thinking skills to organize and use information acquired from a variety of valid sources, including electronic technology. The student is expected to: (D) use various parts of a source including the table of contents, glossary, index, as well as keyword internet searches, to locate information;
WHY USE A MULTI-MODAL STRATEGY?
WHY USE A MULTI-MODAL STRATEGY?
Not all students acquire knowledge or skills in the same way.
Not all students acquire knowledge or skills in the same way.
Multi-modal learning strategies reinforce previously learned material and encourage active student participation in the comprehension process. Haas et al. (2016), state that, "Children experience literacy in ways that were not accessible in previous generations. From visual to interactive, literacy is no longer just about reading and writing" (pp. 4). Literacy includes higher order levels of thinking to create meaning and develop connections between the student, the material, and the world around them. "Literacy is the social interaction between reading, writing, speaking, [thinking,] and listening to create understanding. It is not enough for students to read about a content subject, but to really become fluent...they need to be able to use the language of the content to communicate this understanding..." (Haas et al., 2016, pp. 4, 7). The use of nonfiction texts provide limitless resources that open new doors to learning and tools that prepare students to use them for real world application.
NONFICTION TEXT SUPPORT
NONFICTION TEXT SUPPORT
Nonfiction text support can be taught through a variety of learning activities and strategies.
Visual - maps, diagrams, pictures, digital images, e-text, website
Aural - read aloud, reader's theater, choral reading, audiobooks
Gestural - nonverbal guessing games/charades, lip-syncing, pictionary
Spatial - navigating a website, creating a brochure, matching game, building
Linguistic - classroom debate, writing a poem, word games and puzzles
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