Non-Fiction Reading Fair
Mrs. Follstad’s 4th Grade Reading Class
On Thursday, April 11, our class will be exhibiting work to the other 4 th grade reading classes at our very
own non-fiction reading fair. Your task is to read a non-fiction book on a topic that interests you and create a trifold display that presents what you learned from the book. Your non-fiction book must be at least 100 pages long.
Tri-Fold Display Elements
Book Information
Complete Book Title
Author
Copyright Date
Publisher’s Name
Number of Pages
Genre of Informational Text
Instructional (teaches you how to do something)
Explanatory (tells you how to do something)
Discussion (gives different points of views)
Opinion (trying to persuade you)
Structure of the Text with Graphic Organizer (RI.4.5)
A text’s structure refers to how the author organizes information. The following are types of non-fiction text
structures (see handouts for graphic organizers):
Description
Sequence and Order
Compare and Contrast
Cause and Effect
Problem and Solution
Summary (RI.4.2)
Summarize the book with the main idea of the book and at least three important details that support the main idea.
Text Features (RI.4.7)
List at least three non-fiction text features in the book. For each text feature, tell the page number it can be found
on, explain its function, interpret the information it provides, and tell how it helps the reader understand the
information in the book better. Provide examples of the text features when possible. See examples of text features
below:
Charts
Graphs
Diagrams
Time Line
Photos
Illustrations
Maps
Captions
New Vocabulary (RI.4.4)
List at least five new vocabulary words you found in your book, their definitions, and how they relate to the topic.
Important Information (RI.4.3)
What information and ideas did you discover in your reading that you thought were important and/or interesting?
Explain five important events, procedures, ideas, or concepts from your book with page numbers cited in
parentheses.
Further Research
What questions do you have after reading this book that you want to research further?
Non-Fiction Reading Fair Poster Rubric
Informational Reading Standard
Structure of Text with Graphic
Organizer (RI.4.5)
Describe the overall structure (e.g.
chronology, comparison,
cause/effect, problem/solution) of
events, ideas, concepts, or
information in a text or part of a
text.
Summary (RI.4.2)
Determine the main idea of the text
and explain how it is supported by
key details; summarize the text.
Text Features (RI.4.7)
Interpret information presented
visually, orally, or quantitatively
(e.g. in charts, graphs, diagrams,
time lines, animations, or
interactive elements on Web
pages) and explain how the
information contributes to an
understanding of the text in which
it appears.
New Vocabulary (RI.4.4)
Determine the meaning of general
academic and domain-specific
words or phrases in a text relevant
to a grade 4 topic or subject area.
ME
Student correctly identifies the
structure of the text and precisely
describes it using the appropriate
graphic organizer.
MP
Student adequately identifies the
structure of the text and
sufficiently describes it using the
appropriate graphic organizer.
DP
Student determines the structure of
the text but does not describe it
with the appropriate graphic
organizer.
WB
Student incorrectly identifies the
structure of the text and incorrectly
describes it using the wrong
graphic organizer or does not
provide an identification of text
structure.
Student correctly determines the
main idea of the text and precisely
explains how it is supported by 3
or more details.
Student identifies 3 or more text
features. For each, the student tells
the page number it is on, correctly
explain its function, accurately
interpret its information, precisely
explain how the information
contributes to the understanding of
the text, and provide examples of
the text feature when possible.
Student adequately determines the
main idea of the text and
sufficiently explains how it is
supported by at least 3 details.
Student identifies at least 3 text
features. For each, the student tells
the page number it is on,
sufficiently explains its function,
adequately interprets its
information, satisfactorily explains
how the information contributes to
the understanding of the text, and
provides examples of the text
feature when possible.
Student adequately lists at least 5
vocabulary words from the book,
their definitions, and how they
relate to the book’s topic.
Student determines the main idea
of the text and explains how it is
supported by 1-2 details.
Student incorrectly determines the
main idea of the text or does not
provide a summary of the text.
Student identifies 1-2 text features.
For each, the student tells the page
number it is on, explains its
function, interprets its information,
explains how the information
contributes to the understanding of
the text, and provides examples of
the text feature when possible.
Student incorrectly identifies text
features, correctly identifies text
features but does not interpret
them, or does not identify any text
features.
Student lists 3-4 vocabulary words
from the book, their definitions,
and how they relate to the book’s
topic
Important Information (RI.4.3)
Explain events, procedures, ideas,
or concepts in a historical,
scientific, or technical text,
including what happened and why,
based on specific information in
the text.
Student precisely explains 5 or
more important events, procedures,
ideas, or concepts from the book.
Student adequately explains at
least5 important events,
procedures, ideas, or concepts from
the book.
Student explains 3-4 events,
procedures, ideas, or concepts from
the book.
Student lists less than 3 vocabulary
words, their definitions, and how
they relate to the book’s topic; or
list vocabulary words without
definitions; or do not list
vocabulary words.
Student explains less than 3 events,
procedures, ideas, or concepts from
the book or does not explain any
events, procedures, ideas, or
concepts from the book.
Overall Grade: ______________
Student precisely lists 5 or more
vocabulary words from the book,
their definitions, and how they
relate to the book’s topic.