This week, students are learning to use non-fiction tools to gain further information. Using a variety of non-fiction texts and articles, students identified the visual elements of non-fiction organization, including:
We practiced our Visual Thinking Strategies by looking at the cover of the Read Aloud book, A Tangle of Knots. Students practiced identifying what they saw in the illustration and presenting visual clues to support their theories. Based on these findings, students posed questions about the book.
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