Scholars analyze fiction and nonfiction text and fill in a worksheet detailing the text's title, genre, and reason for its classification.

Concepts

text analysis, fiction, nonfiction, reading, reading comprehension, fact and opinion, inferences, making inferences, author's purpose, reading comprehension strategies

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Copy and laminate cards for continued use with little wear and tear

Classroom Considerations

• The activity requires copies and a variety of texts

Pros

• Activities can be used with any fiction or nonfiction books 
• Extensions and adaptations are provided 
• Teacher instructions are written in detail 

Cons

• None

Common Core

RL.4.1 RL.4.10 RL.5.1 RL.5.10 RI.4.1 RI.4.10 RI.5.1 RI.5.10 RF.4.4.a RF.5.4.a