Non-fiction+Writing

__**Learning Targets for the Unit**__: **__[|nonfictionlearningtargets.doc]__** //*These learning targets are a work in progress and need to b//e cr//eated/updated with this unit.//

WO January 11, 2009 WO January 20, 2009 WO January 25, 2009 WO February 9, 2009 WO March 2, 2009 WO March 9, 2009 WO March 23, 2009 WO April 11, 2009 WO April 27, 2009



Revising checklist: [|Revising Animal Books.doc]

Ideas for next year: Don't have students take notes on anything they want at first. Focus the note-taking on certain topics (habitat, food, appearance, etc.) so they don't end up with so many facts they don't need. Day 1, read your book and look for where your animal lives. Day 2, look for what your animal eats (and maybe add to where it lives), etc. Think about: Should we learn note-taking in a different context, and write non-fiction about something more experiential? Teacher types up notes once they are made into sentences so students can revise.