There are SO MANY ways the materials in this packet may be used. Your whole class may complete certain pages as you introduce and practice new skills. You may also form “Fact Packs” (non-fiction reading clubs) as you read out of content-based textbooks (to meet health, science, and social studies standards), articles, or non-fiction books (I am especially a fan of all of the great chapter book biographies that are being published right now!). You may choose a single text for all kids to read, and then have them discuss the text in small groups. Or students may read different texts and “Fact Pack” groups are determined that way. Students may rotate throughout ALL the jobs in a longer text, all students may compete the same job for a shorter text, or different students may complete different jobs for a shorter text to enrich the quality of discussion.
This product supports the following Common Core State Standards (CCSS):
RI.4.1, 5.1, 6.1 (Inferences)
RI.4.2, 5.2, 6.2 (Main Idea and Summarizing)
RI.4.3, 5.3, 6.3 (Relationships/Connections within a text)
RI.4.4, 5.4, 6.4 (Word Meanings)
RI.4.5, 5.5, 6.5 (Text Structure)
RI.4.6, 5.6, 6.6 (Point of View)
This product contains the following pages:
♦ Fact Pack Groups Page - A page to keep the teacher organized in terms of which students are reading which books (5 versions to fit exactly with what you are doing)
♦ Fact Pack Student Cover - For making the pages into a packet
♦ Fact Pack Calendar - To help organize which student is completing which role
♦ 6 Student Role Sheets (Evidence Expert, Super Summarizer, Clever Connector, Wordsmith, Structure Smarty Pants, Perspective Detective)
♦ Student Bookmarks to keep track of assignments
♦ “Fact Pack Pass” - to help students choose their text
♦ THREE OPTIONS of Fact Pack Meeting Notes - A page for the teacher to record data on how groups are going
♦ Fact Pack Student Reflection - A page for students to assess themselves at the end of each meeting
♦ Fact Pack Final Assessment - A page that can be used to assess student understanding of any non-fiction text
Each page comes in TWO designs: BOLD Black and White OR Fun Borders!
I also have this product in the 'Camping' Theme:
and the "Puppy" theme:
Copyright 2014 (UPDATED 2016) by Jenny Rynearson
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