Wednesday, September 11 - HOMS / Fiction vs Non Fiction

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

Complete the graphic organizer for Sandra Cisneros biography.

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.


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.

HW

Connotations / Denotations