Nonfiction readers remember strategies that have worked for us

before. We ready our minds to read by noticing the text structure

and before reading… we ask, “What do I know about this topic

and what do I expect to learn in this article?”

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FCIM January - Nonfiction Article Reading Week 1 Day 1

1) Notice the text structure2) Think, “What do I know about this topic?”3) Think, “What do I expect to learn about this topic?”

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FCIM January - Nonfiction Article Reading Week 1 Day 2

Readers read with power by pausing to ask,

“Does this match my expectations?” We add onto and

challenge what we already know.

4) Add on to your expectations.

1)Before reading think, “What do I expect to learn in this

article?”2) Read a little bit.3) Think, “Does this match my

expectations?”

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FCIM January - Nonfiction Article Reading TP3

In order to read with power and make sense of what we read… Nonfiction readers

pay attention to text features

(pictures, graphs, and charts)

thinking, “How do these features contribute to my

understanding of this topic?”1) Read the text.

2) Notice the text features.

3) Think, “How do these features contribute

to my understanding of the topic?”

1) Stop at an unknown word.

2) Think about what other word (synonym) might make sense in that sentence or

a word that might mean the opposite (antonym).

3) Substitute that synonym or antonym to see if it makes sense in the sentence.

4) Use the synonym or antonym to help you figure out the unknown word.

FCIM January - Nonfiction Article Reading Week 1 Day 4

Nonfiction readers read expecting to learn new

vocabulary words. When we come to a word we

don’t know, we can use antonyms and synonyms to determine the meaning

of the new word.

1) Stop at an unknown word.2) Think about what the base word means.3) Think about what the prefix and/or suffix means.4) Use the meaning of the base word, prefix, and/or

suffix to figure out the new vocabulary word.

FCIM January - Nonfiction Article Reading Week 1 – Day 5

Nonfiction readers read expecting to learn new

vocabulary words. When we come to a word

we don’t know, we can use base words, prefixes, and suffixes to determine the

meaning of the new word.

Nonfiction readers often read pausing

and saying to ourselves, “What did I just read?” We come up with little

summaries of the important things we just read by using headings and subheadings.

FCIM January - Nonfiction Article ReadingWeek 2 – Day 1

1.Read a portion.

2.Pause… and look back at headings and subheadings.

3. Put the information in your own words by summarizing.

Nonfiction readers sort information in categories

by locating key sentences or “pop out” sentences that

capture the main idea of the passage / paragraph.

• 1) Read a paragraph.• 2) Think, “What was this

paragraph/passage mostly about?”• 3) Skim the paragraph/passage and

find a sentence that matches that idea.

FCIM January - Nonfiction Article Reading Week 2 – Day 2

Nonfiction readers figure out the main idea by

jotting notes in order to categorize the information we read. (Who? What?).

• 1) Read a little bit.• 2) Stop and jot key words or phrases

on a post-it note as you are reading.• 3) Look over your notes to figure out

the main idea (Who? What?).

FCIM January - Nonfiction Article Reading Week 2 Day 3

Nonfiction readers pause in between information,

absorbing the information and thinking,

“How does what I’ve read here go with what I read before?”

1) Read a little.2) Stop and think about what you read.3) Read a little bit more.4) Think, “How does what I’ve read here

go with what I read before?”

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Nonfiction readers can retell the main idea and the details by stating the

main idea and saying, “one example of this is…and another example…”

1) Think, “What is the article mostly about?”

2) Think, “What are the details that support the main idea?”

3) Retell the main idea and details by saying, “one example of this is… and another example…”

FCIM January - Nonfiction Article Reading

Nonfiction readers understand the big idea / main idea of an entire text by rereading

main idea post-its across a text asking,

“What is the big idea or main idea of this text that the author

wants me to know?”1) Read across main idea post-its.2) Think, “What is the big idea or

main idea of this text that the author wants me to know?”

FCIM January - Nonfiction Article Reading Week 3 – Day 1

Nonfiction readers read text to grow really deep ideas.

1) Read a little bit.2) Pause and absorb the

information.3) Ask, “How come?” or “Why?” or think, “I wonder…”

FCIM January - Nonfiction Article Reading Week 3 – Day 2

Nonfiction reader often grow really deep ideas

about text by looking for patterns.

As you are reading…1) Think, “What is ALIKE here?” or

“What am I noticing again and again and again?”

2)Ask, “How come?” or “Why?” or

think, “I wonder…”

FCIM January - Nonfiction Article Reading

Nonfiction reader often grow really deep ideas

about text by looking for patterns.

As you are reading… 1) Think, “What is ALIKE here?” or

“What am I noticing again and again and again?”

2) Ask, “How come?” or “Why?” or think, “I wonder…”

3) Think, “How is this DIFFERENT?” 4) Ask, “How come?” or “Why?” or

think, “I wonder…”FCIM January - Nonfiction

Article Reading

Nonfiction readers pay attention to surprising parts in

our texts by squeezing our minds to grow ideas

about these parts and we can add our thoughts

on a post-it note. 1) Stop at a surprising part in the text. 2) Jot down the surprising fact on a

post-it note. 3) Squeeze your mind and think about

the surprising fact by saying, “This makes me think…” 4) Jot down your thoughts on the post-

it note.FCIM January - Nonfiction Article Reading Week 3 Day 5

Nonfiction readers often reread the beginning, skim the middle, and

reread the ending in order to understand the

main idea of the text or selection.

1) Reread the beginning of the article. 2) Skim the middle of the article. 3) Reread the end of the article. 4) Think about the main idea of the

article.

FCIM January - Nonfiction Article Reading Week 4 Day 1

Nonfiction readers read with aware minds knowing

authors have a reason or purpose for writing.

We can do this by watching out for a mix of fact and

opinion as we read.As you are reading:1) Look for facts (can be tested or proven).2) Look for opinions (what someone thinks).3) Think, “Did this author write this article

to share opinions, facts or both?”

FCIM January - Nonfiction Article Reading Week 4. Day 2

Nonfiction readers read with aware minds to determine

the author’s purpose and point of view by

paying attention to word choice and tone.

Think:1) “Why did the author write this

article?”2) “What words/sentences tell me this?”3) “What is the author’s point of view or

opinion on the subject?”

FCIM January - Nonfiction Article Reading Week 4 Day 3

Nonfiction readers think about all of deep ideas we are

growing about a text and make up our own minds about the information.

We weigh everything that has been read against our own

thinking and decide what makes sense or feels right to us.

After reading the article think…1) “What is the author’s purpose and

point of view?”2) “What do I think about the

information in the article?”FCIM January - Nonfiction Article Reading Week 4 –

Day 4

Nonfiction readers celebrate by reflecting on all they

have learned about reading nonfiction.

1) Think about strategies you use when reading nonfiction.

2) Think about strategies you use when reading fiction.

3) Think about the strategies you use when reading both fiction and nonfiction.

FCIM January - Nonfiction Article Reading Week 4 – Day 5