What is nonfiction and what are some features of nonfiction books?
Lesson to come: I usually do this in the spring during RICAS, since we read multiple books to compare facts, which takes up time that would otherwise be used for checkout.
AASL: 1.1.4 - Find, evaluate, and select appropriate sources to answer questions (this is the standard under which fiction/nonfiction officially falls); 2.1.4 - Collaborate with others to exchange ideas, develop new understandings, make decisions, and solve problems; 3.1.2 - Participate and collaborate as members of a social and intellectual network of learners; 4.1.1 - Read, view, and listen for pleasure and personal growth;
Common Core: R.L.K.1 - With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text; R.I.K.10 - Actively engage in group reading activities with purpose and understanding