depicts the way people lived in the past and focuses on the problems and issues of life in a particular time period.
What is Historical Fiction
100
told by the author about all or part of the author's life.
What is Autobiography
100
either identical or very similar recurring final sounds in words at the ends of lines
What is Rhyme
100
create a short working definition
What is Define the Genre
100
quick introduction to a book that entices students to read it
What is Book talk
200
imagined stories that take place in either the past or present, but could really happen
What is Realistic Fiction
200
provides factual information in order to give directions or teach or describe a process
What is Procedural
200
the repetition of an initial sound in neighboring words or in stressed syllables
What is Alliteration
200
create text sets- use high-quality, authentic picture books
What is Collect
200
This is what's created, based on grade level TEKS, once students have a clear understanding of a genre and helps them to think about and beyond the text.
What is Minilesson
300
imagined story with characters that could not exist in the real world with a narrative structure, written or oral, handed down over many years
What is Folktale
300
provides factual information in narrative style and chronological structure about a particular topic
What is Narrative Nonfiction/Literary Nonfiction
300
the use of words to evoke a sense of sight, sound, touch, smell, taste, or movement
What is Imagery
300
Show students several examples of the genre and give book talks on texts in the genre to encourage students to select them for independent reading
What is Immerse
300
the bringing together of a temporary group of children with similar reading ability for small-group instruction
What is Guided Reading
400
a type of folktale that emphasizes magic and the supernatural
What is Fairy Tale
400
provides factual information about a topic using a clear (non-narrative) organizational structure with a major topic and supporting information
What is Expository Nonfiction
400
the use of words to make us see things in new ways
What is Figurative Language
400
using mentor texts, lead students through thinking about and beyond the text.
What is Teach
400
the process of reading aloud, pausing breifly, sharing your thinking, and soliciting students' comments, predictions, and questions- which usually happens prior to the Readers' Workshop
What is Interactive Read Aloud
500
an imagined story that features characters and events that could not exist in the real world and seeks to explain the beginnings of the world, nature, natural phenomena, or human behavior
What is Myth
500
presents a series of factual, logically organized reasons to support ideas in order to convince the reader to think or do something
What is Persuasive
500
the representation of sound with words
What is Onomatopoeia
500
List the genre features that students notice on chart paper- making sure to distinguish between features that are ALWAYS evident and those that are OFTEN evident.
What is Study
500
the bringing together of students at the end of the workshop to reinforce the minilesson principle by inviting students to how they applied the principle to their reading