Students will understand how authors organize information presented in nonfictional texts.
Students will understand how authors organize information presented in nonfictional texts.
Students sort key words for different text structures and organizational patterns.
Students will understand how authors organize information presented in nonfictional texts.
In this unit, students will examine the global topic of refugees. The students will use nonfiction articles that provide students a background knowledge of the topic. The articles will be the resources used to support learning of nonfiction VDOE Grade 8 standards. Students will apply comprehension skills daily throughout the unit of study. The acquired background knowledge will support the second half of the unit as students will take part in a novel study using Refugee. The students will show mastery by completing a persuasive writing performance based assessment.