Fiction or Non Fiction Which genre will you choose?

Fiction Made up or make believe stories Made up or make believe stories Animals may act like people Animals may act like people Magic Magic Cartoon drawings Cartoon drawings Written to entertain you Written to entertain you

Non Fiction Real or true stories Facts Real life pictures Written to give you information about a topic Written to give you information about a person’s life

Seashore Plants written by: Marilyn Woolley Read the story and think about the characteristics of fiction and non fiction books. Read the story and think about the characteristics of fiction and non fiction books. When you finish reading, decide if the story is fiction or non fiction. When you finish reading, decide if the story is fiction or non fiction.

Vocabulary seashore: the place where the land and ocean meet (p. 4) seashore: the place where the land and ocean meet (p. 4) tide: the rise and fall of water’s level because of the moon’s pull (p. 8) tide: the rise and fall of water’s level because of the moon’s pull (p. 8) edge: the end; place where one thing ends and another begins (p.8) edge: the end; place where one thing ends and another begins (p.8) thick: deep or widely built (p. 11) thick: deep or widely built (p. 11) fresh water: water that does not have salt like sea water does (p. 11) fresh water: water that does not have salt like sea water does (p. 11)

Exploring Vocabulary Words Would you rather… Would you rather… –Play at the seashore or in the woods? –Drink bottled water or fresh water? –Be at the beach during high tide or low tide? –Walk from the edge of a parking lot or the middle? –Have a thick burger of a thin burger?

Using Vocabulary Words Look at each vocabulary word and come up with a sentence using that word. Share your sentence with your neighbor. –s–s–s–seashore –t–t–t–tide –e–e–e–edge –t–t–t–thick –f–f–f–fresh water