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** Fiction or Non-fiction? ** by Theresa Beymer  ** Lesson Plan ** Language Arts Fiction vs Non-fiction 8th grade
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40 minutes Focus Attention/Motivation: 5 minutes Instructional Input & Modeling: 10 minutes Student Engagement/Practice: 20 minutes Closure: 5 minutes The overall goal of this lesson is for the students to understand the different between fiction and non-fiction through a PowerPoint and a class activity.  Given that the students have viewed a PowerPoint on the differences between fiction and non-fiction, they will be able to differentiate the two types of literature on their own. PowerPoint on fiction and non-fiction types of literature Examples of fiction books (__The Giver__ by Lois Lowry, __Ninteen Minutes__ by Jodi Picoult, __Whitehorns Woods__ by Maeve Binchy, etc) Examples of non-fiction books (__The Blind Side__ by Michael Lewis, __The Pacific__ by Hugh Ambrose, __Once a Warrior King__ by David Donovan, etc) Paper Pen Signs (for different stations) Focus Attention/Motivation: Inform the students that they will be learning about the differences between fiction and non-fiction books.
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 * ** IL.1.B.1b ** || > Identify genres (forms and purposes) of fiction, nonfiction, poetry and electronic literary forms. ||
 * ** IL.2.A.1b ** || > Classify literary works as fiction or nonfiction. ||
 * ** IL.2.A.1b ** || > Classify literary works as fiction or nonfiction. ||
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Instructional Input & Modeling: Show the students a PowerPoint on how fiction differs from non-fiction.

Student Engagement/Practice: Tell the students that the room is divided into 8 stations, with 3 books at each station. The students are to go to each station (on their own) on their own and decide whether that station is a fiction station or non-fiction station based on the books that are present at each station. After the students have finished at the stations, the class will share what they came up with.

Closure: Play fiction vs non-fiction jeopardy ( [] ) The teacher will walk around during the stations activity to make sure the students understand what they are supposed to do. The teacher will also listen during the class discussion and during the jeopardy game to see if more instruction is needed. to differentiate between fiction and non-fiction literature. ** (1, 100%) || 100% Accuracy || 70% Accuracy || Below 70% Accuracy ||  ** Accommodations ** At-risk students can work with an aide and complete as many stations as they can during the allotted time. Gifted students will write a paragraph as to why they decided the stations were either fiction or non-fiction. ELL students can work with a student who speaks the same language as they do, and write in their native language. 
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 * || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">** Target ** (3 pts) || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">** Acceptable ** (2 pts)  || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">** Unacceptable ** (1 pt)  ||
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 * **<span style="color: #333399; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Jeopardy Game **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">** http://www.quia.com/cb/258031.html ** ||