All-About Book Wrap Up

We are just starting to wrap up our All-About Books. We've spent the last 2 weeks working on creating a book that demonstrates our understanding of a particular topic and at the same time teaches the reader something new. We've used mentor texts and our own knowledge to help create the substance of the text. We then used what we've learned about non-fiction features to guide the reader in understanding different components of the topic. Students have had to decide which text structure they would use to help inform their reader. For example, if a student needed to draw a diagram of a library, they would need enough space to draw the diagram and include labels. The same process worked for choosing paper to illustrate a how-to section, a kinds of something, types of something, interesting facts, table of contents, author's note, and many more. Students explored a number of different subjects ranging from dogs to swimming to magic tricks. Be on the lookout for these informational books to come home. INQUIRE with your child what nonfiction features they used to help teach their topic.