41 Reading Fiction

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During Reading

The bottom part of page 299 and page 300 provide students with tips to follow as they read fiction. “Reading with purpose” (page 299) reminds students to analyze the main character, consider the importance of the setting, and be aware of the narrator. Consider discussing these elements for a piece of fiction students are reading.

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During Reading (Continued)

Review “Read actively and record your thoughts” (page 300) with students. Then model applying some of these strategies. Perhaps, make a few predictions and inferences and evaluate your reading.

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After Reading

The next two pages provide tips for reviewing and reflecting on the reading of a piece of literature. Review “Ask yourself a few important questions about the reading” (page 301) and then discuss the text students have read, using these questions as a guide. Next, review “Create a plot diagram” and ask students to identify the five parts of the plot for the text in question.

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After Reading (Continued)

Review “Chart character development” (page 302) and follow with a discussion of changes experienced by the main character throughout the story. Point out that understanding the changes is key to understanding a piece of literature. Finally, after reviewing “Fill in a fiction organizer,” display a blank version of the organizer and as a class, fill it in. For help with this strategy, refer students to page 168.

Note: Apply these strategies and tips regularly for each piece of fiction that you assign in class.

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Fiction Organizer

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Types of Literature

The next two pages serve as a glossary of different types of literature (fiction and nonfiction), from biography to tall tale. Review the glossary with students and encourage them to refer to it whenever they have a question about a reference to a type of literature.

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Elements of Literature

The second half of page 304 and pages 305–305 serve as a glossary of the elements of literature. Refer to these pages as needed during your discussion of literature. Also have your students refer to these pages for vocabulary words when they are writing about literature.

You could also ask questions that students can answer by reviewing the glossary of types and elements. Example questions: “What do you call the most important person in a story?” “What do you call the person or character who tells a story?” “What do you call a book about a person’s life?” “What do you call a story that takes place in the future?”

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