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 * Milk & Bookies: Informational Text Month **

‍‍Genre Definitions
The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) specify four types of informational text: literary nonfiction, expository, argument or persuasion, and procedural. (Visit the CCSS Initiative website at [|www.corestandards.org] .)
 * Informational text ** is defined as text with the primary purpose of expressing information about the arts, sciences, or social studies. Informational text is a is a subset of the larger category of informational books termed non-fiction Informational text includes newspaper, magazine articles, nonfiction books and reference materials.


 * Literary nonfiction ** includes shorter texts, such as: personal essays, speeches, opinion pieces, essays about art or literature, biographies, memoirs, journalism, history, science and technology.

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====‍**Expository texts ** contain tables of contents, indexes, or other navigational devices so that readers may read only the portions of the books that interest them, making it unnecessary to read the books cover to cover. ====

====‍**Argument or persuasion texts ** provide evidence with the intent of influencing the beliefs or actions of the target audience. These texts typically include claims, evidence, and warrants to explain how the evidence is linked to the claims. ====

====‍**Procedural texts ** provide step-by-step guidelines that describe how to complete a task. They often include a materials-needed section and graphics that illustrate the process. ====

‍Reading Assignment
<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">You are to read **5** picture books from the informational text genre. You may choose from the suggested titles below or another book published in 2012 or 2014 and recommended by your school librarian.

<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">After reading, visit the Edmodo group and code 3aq4bk to discuss the books you have read. If the link is locked, use this URL address: https://edmo.do/j/7sky4v. We will be discussing the following questions: <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">1. Which books did you read, and how did you like them? <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">2. How do you think you could use the books in your classroom? <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">3. Use one of these books in your classroom and tell what you did.

=<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Technology Assignment = <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">The South Carolina Day by Day Literacy project is a free tool for SC residents. The site was created by the SC State Library. The online, multi-media calendar has a theme each month that encompasses books, songs, activities, health information and family wellness information. You can read more about the site here. This is an excellent tool to use in your classroom and share with parents. <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">After exploring the site, //write a post// on Edmodo sharing how you could use this in your class.

‍<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">‍ <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 24px;">Suggested Reading List
//<span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 16px;">The following titles are approved and recommended by ASD1 media specialists; however, you may use self-selected books in this genre: // //<span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 16px;">At School: Word Building with Prefixes and Suffixes //<span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> by Scheunemann, Pam <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Published 2013 <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Reading Level: 2.2 Interest Level: K-3

//<span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Cuddly Kittens: Discovering Fractions //<span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> by Atwood, Megan. <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Published 2012 <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Reading Level: 2.0 Interest Level: K-3

//<span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Don’t Forget: God Bless Our Troops //<span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> by Biden, Jill <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Published 2012 <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Reading Level: 2.5 Interest Level: K-3

//<span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Exploring Leaves //<span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> by Sterling, Kristin <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Published 2012 <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Reading Level: 1.8 Interest Level: K-3

//<span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Floating and Sinking //<span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> by Hansen, Amy. <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Published 2012 <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Reading Level: 1.9 Interest Level: K-3

//<span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Forecasting Weather //<span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> by Sievert, Terri <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Published 2012 <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Reading Level: 3.0 Interest Level: K-3

//<span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 16px;">How Long Is A Year? //<span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> by Clark, Claire <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Published 2012 <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Reading Level: 1.8 Interest Level: K-3

//<span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 16px;">I Spy Under the Sea //<span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> by Gibbs, Edward. <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Published 2012 <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Reading Level: 2.4 Interest Level: K-3

//<span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Measuring Time: The Calendar //<span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> by Vogel, Julia <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Published 2013 <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Reading Level: 2.2 Interest Level: K-3

//<span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 16px;">My Busy Stomach //<span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> by Taylor, Lauren, <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Published 2012 <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Reading Level: 1.7 Interest Level: K-3

//<span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 16px;">On or Under: Where’s Eddie? //<span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> by Nunn, Daniel <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Published 2013 <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Reading Level: 1.5

//<span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Opposites at the Park //<span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> by Connors, Kathleen <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Published 2013 <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Reading Level: 2.0 Interest Level: K-3

//<span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Plant Adaptations //<span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> by Lundgren, Julie <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Published 2012 <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Reading Level: 2.4 Interest Level: K-3

<span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> Exclamation Mark by Amy Krouse Rosenthal <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">Over & Under the Snow by Kate Messner <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">Lifetime by Lola Shaefer <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">My First Day by Steve Jenkins <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">Volcano Rising by Elizabeth Rusch <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">Best Foot Forward by Ingo Arndt <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">Infinity and Me by Kate Hosford <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">Scaly Spotted Feathered Frilled by Catherine Thimmesh <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">How Many Jelly Beans by Andrea Menotti The Watcher by Jeanette Winter <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">Me Jane by Patrick McDonnell <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">Henri’s Scissors by Jeanette Winter <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">Annie and Helen by Deborah Hopkinson <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">A Boy Called Slow by Joseph Bruchac <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">Tallchief by Maria Tallchief <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">I’ve Seen the Promised Land by Walter Dean Myers <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">The Beatles Were Fab by Kathleen Krull <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">Levi Strauss Gets a Bright Idea by Tony Johnston <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">Ron’s Big Mission by Rose Blue

For a list of recently published nonfiction picture books try this blog: Kid Lit Frenzy.

 * @http://www.kidlitfrenzy.com **

<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Teaching Non-Fiction Text (In-service)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 24px;">Other Resources **

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<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Reading Informational Texts Using the 3-2-1 Strategy (Lesson Plan) ===‍<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">[] ===

<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Informational Text Youtube by Mrs. Taylor’s Kindergarten Class []