Week of 4/13
Non Fiction Unit
Unit Overview
Students will read a variety of non-fiction texts to evaluate the structure of writing used by the author including how they use evidence to support their theories and analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone. By the end of this unit, 8th‑grade students will be able to analyze and evaluate two nonfiction texts on the same unsolved mystery, producing a coherent five‑paragraph evidence‑based essay that compares how each author's structural choices and tone communicate the purpose and central ideas and help to shape the reader’s understanding.
Section 3- Mysterjious Creatures
Students will be preparing for the LEAP test by reading nonfiction articles in order to summarize, paraphrase, and correctly site information.
Students will begin by annotating an article in order to identify the authors purpose and the central idea. They will then write a summary that includes a topic sentence with the author's purpose and central idea, followed the summary, being sure to include at least peice of paraphrased information from the text that best supports the authors purpose/central idea. Students will use the 4R method (Read, Restate, Recheck, Reference) in order to properly paraphrase information from the text.