1. BELL RINGER – Wednesday – 7 MINUTES
FINISH ORGANIZING YOUR IRN
DO NOWS SHOULD BE IN THE FRONT OF YOUR SPIRAL
CLASSROOM CONTENT IS IN 2ND SECTION
PAGES WE NEED TO ADD:
P.5 – MOVIE NOTES
P.6 SUMMARY VS CRITQUE
P. 7 – SIGNAL WORDS
P.8 – TEXT STRUCTURES WKST
P.9 – ANNOTATION NOTES
P. 10 – SIGN POST HANDOUT
EVERYTHING SHOULD ALSO BE PUT INTO YOUR TABLE OF CONTENTS
JOURNAL CHECK IS TOMORROW!!!

2. Notice & Note: Nonfiction
Signposts for Close Reading

3. First things first… Purpose- Why are we learning this?
To give you strategies for annotating nonfiction texts
Objectives
Increase our understanding of nonfiction writing through meaningful analysis, discussion, and presentation
explain the controlling idea and specific purpose of an expository text and distinguish the most important from the less important details that support the author’s purpose (8A)
summarize text and distinguish between a summary that captures the main ideas and elements of a text and a critique that takes a position and expresses an opinion (9A)
make subtle inferences and draw complex conclusions about the ideas in text and their organizational patterns (9C)

4. Signposts
Signposts tell us about significant moments to think critically about claims author makes, think about the author’s purpose
These signposts help us answer - how will this change things, or what does this make me wonder about?
We will stop at the noted signposts and annotate CC

5. Essential Questions What surprised me?
What did the author think I already knew?
What challenged, changed, or confirmed what I knew?

6. Extreme &Absolute Language Contrasts & Contradictions
Nonfiction Signposts
Word Gaps
“Quoted Words”
Numbers & Stats
Extreme &Absolute Language
Contrasts & Contradictions

7. W
Word Gaps
When you are reading and the author uses a word or phrase you don’t know…
and ask yourself:
“Do I know this word from some place else?” “Does this seem like technical talk for experts?” “Can I find clues in the sentence to help me?”
The answers will help you decide if you need to look the word up, or keep reading for more information.
IB, IE

8. Contrasts & ContradictionsCC
Contrasts & Contradictions
When you are reading and the author shows you a difference between what you know and what is happening in the text…
and ask yourself:
“What’s the difference, and why does it matter?”
The answer could help you see details that shows you the main idea, compare and contrast, understand the author’s purpose, infer, make a generalization, notice cause and effect.
8A, 9C

9. Extreme & Absolute Language
When you are reading and you notice the author uses language that leaves no doubt, exaggerates, or pushes to the limit
and ask yourself:
“Why does the author say it like that?”
The answer will tell you something about the author’s point of view and purpose. You might realize the author is exaggerating to make you think a certain way. 8A

10. “Why did the author quote or cite this person?”“”
“Quoted Words”
When you are reading and you notice the author quoted a Voice of Authority, a Personal Perspective, or cited Other’s Words…
and ask yourself:
“Why did the author quote or cite this person?”
The answer might help you think about the author’s point of view, purpose, bias, or conclusions. The quoted words will give perspective, facts and opinions, or a generalization.

11. “Why did the author use those numbers or amounts?”
N/S
Numbers and Stats
When you are reading and you notice specific numbers, number words or amounts…
and ask yourself:
“Why did the author use those numbers or amounts?”
The answer might help you come to a conclusion, make a comparison, see the details, infer, find facts, or recognize evidence.