Double Take9-8-14

PREPARE TO ENTER THE WORLD OF NONFICTION!

What’s the difference?Fiction Nonfiction

What’s the difference?Fiction Nonfiction

-Made up - real -stories -explanations and descriptions

of things in the world-Structure: oneevent after another -Structure: things are explained,

described, compared, contrasted

-can explain causes and effect or problems and solutions

Nonfiction

Nonfiction can also be STORIES!

Nonfiction includes….NARRATIVESBIOGRAPHIESTRUE STORIES about REAL PEOPLE

Let’s VOTE

What do you think is easier to read?

FICTIONor

NONFICTION

NONFICTION can be tricky.

TOO MANY unfamiliar words can be a problem when reading nonfiction texts.

But don’t worry! Authors who are writing

nonfiction texts for a general audience (that’s you) usually define those unfamiliar terms.

Sometimes an explanation of the term will be written into the text. Other times you will infer the meaning.

Remember this?

Nature/Genetics Nurture/Environment

Combination of both

Today’s article!

Read about how much of who we are is determined by our genetics and how much is

determined by culture, environment, and our own

choices.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNNJwC_5RLI

Twin: siblings who share the same birthday

Sibling: brother or sister

Double Take

Page 19 in your anthology

Record unfamiliar words as we read.

Check for Understanding What’s the difference between

fraternal and identical twins? What is DNA and how many

chromosomes do people have. (Hint: How many sets are there?)

The University of Minnesota study also tracks “virtual twins.” What are these?

Name one major finding from the twins study.

How do twin differences change with age?

Check for Understanding What’s the difference between

fraternal and identical twins? What is DNA and how many

chromosomes do people have. (Hint: How many sets are there?)

The University of Minnesota study also tracks “virtual twins.” What are these?

Name one major finding from the twins study.

How do twin differences change with age?

Check for Understanding What’s the difference between

fraternal and identical twins? What is DNA and how many

chromosomes do people have. (Hint: How many sets are there?)

The University of Minnesota study also tracks “virtual twins.” What are these?

Name one major finding from the twins study.

How do twin differences change with age?

Check for Understanding What’s the difference between

fraternal and identical twins? What is DNA and how many

chromosomes do people have. (Hint: How many sets are there?)

The University of Minnesota study also tracks “virtual twins.” What are these?

Name one major finding from the twins study.

How do twin differences change with age?

Check for Understanding What’s the difference between

fraternal and identical twins? What is DNA and how many

chromosomes do people have. (Hint: How many sets are there?)

The University of Minnesota study also tracks “virtual twins.” What are these?

Name one major finding from the twins study.

How do twin differences change with age?

Check for Understanding What’s the difference between

fraternal and identical twins? What is DNA and how many

chromosomes do people have. (Hint: How many sets are there?)

The University of Minnesota study also tracks “virtual twins.” What are these?

Name one major finding from the twins study.

How do twin differences change with age?

After reading…

Discuss the article with your group.

On a post-it, write what your group believes was the main idea of the article.

What did you find interesting?

Sometimes the text does not give you a clear definition of a term.

We can always refer to our old friend, the dictionary.

identical twin

identical twin

One type of twins who develop from a single fertilized egg and share the same genes. They usually resemble each other closely.

fraternal twin

Fraternal twin

NounOne type of twins, not necessarily

resembling each other, or of the same sex, that develop from two separately fertilized eggs.

chromosome

chromosome

Threadlike bodies that carry the genes in a linear order.

Homework

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