BIG Ideas

InFictionFiction

“Life” Story

“Book” Story

(THEME)

Fiction = Stories of Life

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R e a lis tic ta les

T r ick ste r ta les

P o u rq u o i ta les

C u m ula t ive ta les

E p ics

L e ge n ds

F a b les

M y ths

T a ll ta les

T raditionalFo lktales

S c ie n ce F ict ion

F a nta sy

Fantasy

H isto ric a l F ic t ion

R e a lis t ic F ic t ion

R ealism

F iction

R e cr e at ion

M a th em a t ics

S cie n ce

A r ts

L a n gu a ge

H e a lth

S o c ial S tu d ie s/Issues

Info rm ational

M e m o ir

A u tob io g ra p h y

F ic tio n alizedBiography

A u th en t icBiography

B iography

N o n-F ict ion

L it er at ur e

BIG IDEAS BIG IDEAS in Nonfiction

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Signal Words Point the Way…

Text Structure & Signal Words

Description/ Hierarchical List

Cause & Effect

Compare/Contrast

Problem/Solution

Question &Answer

Sequence

For instanceFor exampleFurthermore

Such asAlso

To begin withMost important

AlsoIn fact

In additionAnd to

illustrate

SinceBecause

This led toOn account of

Due toAs a result of

For this reasonConsequentially

Then…so…Therefore

thus

In like mannerLikewiseSimilar to

The difference between

As opposed toAfter allHoweverAnd yet

ButNeverthelessOn the other

hand

One reason for the…

A solutionA problem

WhereThe question isOne answer is

Recommendations include

HowWhenWhatNextWhyWho

How manyThe best estimate

It could be thatOne may conclude

UntilBeforeAfter

FinallyLastly

First…last…Now…thenOn (date)At (time)

First, secondMeanwhile

Not long afterinitially

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Authors Purpose: To inform

(Reason for Writing) To Instruct To entertain To persuade

Decided By…

Features StructuresOrganization

Author’s View Point/Pt of ViewPosition, attitude, beliefs aboutThe topic they are writing about

Text Form

ToneOpinionsBackground/BiasStyleWords ChoosePerspective

Author’s Credibility/Craft

Identified By…

ValidityObjectivityRelevancyTypes of Support

1. Topic of Writing : (What or Who Am I Writing About)

2. Audience (Who Do I want to Say Something To?)

Lesson One:

The Orange Orange

BIG IDEA (Whole text)

Main Idea( Section Level)

MMain Idea vsvs. BBig Idea

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Author’s Purpose:•Why did the author write about this topic?•What did they want to accomplish?•Why do you think that?

Organization/Text Features•After previewing the text, what features did the

author emphasize and why?•How is the text organized?•How does these support the author’s goal?

Text Critic Observations•Did the author make their point clearly?•Do you agree/disagree?•Was the author’s opinion about the topic evident?•Did you detect bias in the tone or language used?

Big Idea: