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Objective: By the end of class, students will analyze fiction in order  to make text to self connections. In addition, students will analyze non-fiction and identify the different characteristics of fiction vs. non-fiction.

DO NOW
Take out HW for collection. 8 BIOGRAPHY FACTS for Sandra Cisneros.

Complete the matching handout for Fiction/Non-Fiction.

Direct Instruction

Analyze - look at closely and support with evidence from the text (graphic organizer for constructed responses)

We discussed the differences between fiction and nonfiction.
Open your note books to the t-charts you created listing elements of fiction vs elements of non-fiction.
Fiction vs Non Fiction

Guided

How to write a constructed response - Use graphic organizers.

PROMPT
Explain how and why you know that House on Mango Street is a work of fiction and how you know Sandra Cisneros' biography is non-fiction. Provide at least two pieces of evidence from each to support your answer.

First sentence:

Restate:
House on Mango Street is a work of fiction and the biography on it's author, Sandra Cisneros is non-fiction.


Explain: Fiction is _____________ and non-fiction is __________.

Quote & Explain: 
I know House on Mango Street is fiction because it has
_________________________________. For example, 
"____________________________". I know the information 
about Sandra Cisneros is non fiction because it 
has________________________________________. For 
example, "___________________________________."

Conclude: 
Sometimes it's hard to tell the difference between non-fiction and fiction without carefully analyzing the elements of each.

------------------------------------------------------------------------- Independent

Now on your own, use graphic organizer, and following the scaffolding I provided below, answer the following prompt:

PROMPT
After reading Red Clowns, make an inference about what happened to Esperenza at the carnival. Use textual evidence to support your answer.

Restate: 
After reading Red Clowns, I made an inference about what happened to Esperenza. 

Explain: It did not come right out and say it, but I infer that 
_________________________________.

Quote & Explain: I infer this because in the text it says, 
"____________________" and "_____________________."

Conclude:
________________________________________________


On your own, read pages 23-25 - Louie, His Cousin and his other Cousin. Answer the following prompt in the same format as above.



PROMPT
After reading this vignette (pages 23-25), make an inference about Louie and the big yellow cadillac. What actually happened and how do you know? Provide textual evidence to support your answer.