Expository
Nonfiction
– explains
informatio
n and
ideas
You will need your
book, journal,
pencil and
workbook.
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Where do animals make their homes?
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What creatures live in trees?
PURPOSE:
to learn
about a
subject
For
enjoyment
to do
research
What
information
did the
author want
you to
know?
Why do you
think the
author felt
this
information
was
important?
What are
some of the
animals
that
depend on
snags?
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tiger
ti /ger
begin
be /gin
lady
la /dy
robot
ro /bot
tulip
tu /lip
The 1st syllable has the long sound
and the 2nd syllable has the short
sound.
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habit
ha /bit
seven
se/ ven
river
ri /ver
closet
clo /set
upon
u /pon
The 1st syllable stands for the
short sound. The second
syllable follows the cvc pattern
and stands for the short sound.
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robin
petal
seven
solid
final
given
color
hotel
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wagon
music
total
cabin
taken
pupil
broken
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Turn to page 404 and let’s read the
information about Author’s Purpose.
If the author is telling a story, the
author’s purpose is usually to entertain.
An author’s purpose for writing
nonfiction is usually to give information.
If the author is telling you should do or
think, the author’s purpose is to
persuade.
To figure out the author’s purpose,
think about what you read and what you
know about purposes for writing.
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Turn to page 404 and let’s
read the information about
Author’s Purpose.
If the author is telling a story,
the author’s purpose is usually
to entertain.
An author’s purpose for
writing nonfiction is usually to
give information.
If the author is telling you
should do or think, the
author’s purpose is to
persuade.
To figure out the author’s
purpose, think about what you
read and what you know about
purposes for writing.
Now look at page 405 and read
the passage. Let’s use the chart
to help us figure out what the
author’s purpose is.
What I
Know
What I
Read
Author’s
Purpose
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Today you will be listening to a
nonfiction selection about the life
of a tree and the animals that
depend on the tree.
What do you know about trees and
the creatures that live in and near
them?
When you listen to nonfiction, you
should listen for information.
Even though nonfiction is written
to tell about something, it can also
be enjoyable.
I know nonfiction selection is not
made up, so I will listen for facts
about the topic. I will pay
attention to how the selection is
organized to help me understand
it.
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Listen as I read.
After reading:
Thumbs up if you enjoyed the
story.
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The author wrote this to
entertain as well as to inform.
How do you know the article
is nonfiction?
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Toadstools and other fungi
such as mildew, molds, and
mushrooms sprout in these
damp places.
The word is…
sprout
What is the word?
sprout
When something sprouts, it
begins to grow.
If you planted flower seeds,
would you expect them to
sprout in a few days or float
away in a few days?
How is a sprouting acorn
different from an oak tree?
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Toadstools and other fungi
sprout in damp places.
The word is…
damp
What is the word?
damp
Would your swimsuit be
damp right after you have
been swimming, or a little
while later?
If something is damp, it is a
bit wet.
In your kitchen, what would
you expect to be dry and
what would you expect to
be damp?
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A butterfly and a frog both go
through a life cycle and make a
transformation.
The word is..
transformation
What is the word?
transformation
If someone or something has
gone through a
transformation, it has been
changed.
What do both butterflies and
frogs begin as?
Would the life cycle or the
water cycle be a
transformation?
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Animals and plants live
in harmony.
If two things are living
in harmony, they are in
agreement, living
peacefully.
The word is..
harmony
What is the word?
harmony
Would an argument in
the car with your sister
or playing “I spy” be
living in harmony?
1.
him
I told he to come over .
Jan and I
2.
Me and Jan walked there.
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A pronoun takes the place of a noun.
What are some pronouns we have
learned?
I, you, he, she, it, they, me, him, her,
them
The old oak bends and shakes.
It crashes to the forest floor.
What is the pronoun?
It – the old oak
Antecedent
An antecedent is the noun that is
referred to by the pronoun.
For example oak is the antecedent.
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Find the pronoun and it’s antecedent.
When the hole has water in it, you
can sometimes see a tree frog there.
it –hole
After the grubs become beetles, they
eat their way out of the chambers.
they –grubs
A bear digs at the tree until it finds
insects to eat.
it – bear
Many woodpeckers visit the oak tree
to eat, and they have made the hole
even bigger.
they – woodpeckers
The young boy watched the bluebird
until he saw the babies.
he-boy
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Include the cause or the
effect in the first
sentence
Use key words to show a
relationship between the
cause and the effect
Paul could watch TV last
night because he had
done all his homework.
Cause- he had done his
homework
Effect – Paul could watch
TV
Write a cause and effect
sentence. Share with
your neighbor.
Write what might cause
you to miss the bus.
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Student Model: Cause and Effect
Paragraph
My grade on this week’s
spelling test was my best ever!
Because I studied my spelling
words every day. I got an A on
my test. On Monday and
Tuesday, I wrote each of the
words ten times. On
Wednesday, I made a word
search with the words. On
Thursday, I asked my mom to
give me a practice test. This
showed me that if I study my
spelling words every day, then I
will do well on Friday’s test.
Notice that the 1st sentence tells the
effect and the second sentence tells the
cause, or why something happened.
The word because shows how the cause
and effect are related.