Name: ___________________________________________ Date: _______________ 4th Card Marking
My Nonfiction Article Combo Review
Directions: For this book review, you will choose a nonfiction/informational topic. You must find and read 2
articles about this topic and then complete this book review. Attach the articles to this book review.
Topic: ________________________________________________
1. What did you already know about this topic? ___________________________________
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Article #1: ________________________________________________________________
2. Based on the title, what do you INFER the text is going to be about?________________
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3. TEXT STRUCTURES: Nonfiction texts are organized into many different structures (refer to
nonfiction interactive notebook). In the table, list 2-3 SIGNAL WORDS the author used and what
text structure you think the text from this article was written in.
2-3 SIGNAL WORDS
*Words the author uses to tell the reader
which text structure is being used.
TEXT STRUCTURE
* description, compare and contrast, order
and sequence, problem and solution, and
cause and effect
4. AUTHOR’S PURPOSE: What do you infer was the author’s purpose in writing this article?
(Remember P.I.E.- to Persuade, Inform, Entertain). Use evidence to support your thinking.
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SUMMARIZING
5. DETERMININING IMPORTANCE: In your article, chunk out the text by putting brackets
around each section of text. Then, determine the MAIN IDEA from each section. This main idea
statement must show what you LEARNED from the section. Write each section’s main idea next to
the bracket. (ATTACH THE ARTICLE TO THIS BOOK REVIEW TO DEMONSTRATE YOUR
GRASP OF THIS CONCEPT).
6. SYNTHESIZING THE CENTRAL IDEA: Look at the main ideas you determined from above.
Combine these main ideas to write one CENTRAL IDEA sentence that describes what the article
wants you to learn/is mostly about. (Example-The Article, “Making Honey” is mostly about the
process of how bees make honey). _______________________________________________
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7. SUMMARIZING: Write a complete summary that includes: 1. Your CENTRAL IDEA
STATEMENT from above 2. The most important ELEMENTS (main ideas) that you pulled out from
each section of text. 3. ORGANIZATION- Your elements are listed in the same order as they are
in the text 4. VOCABULARY – Use similar vocabulary as used in the text.___________________
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Article #2: ________________________________________________________________
1. TEXT STRUCTURES: Nonfiction texts are organized into many different structures (refer to
nonfiction interactive notebook). In the table, list 2-3 SIGNAL WORDS the author used and what
text structure you think the text from this article was written in.
2-3 SIGNAL WORDS
*Words the author uses to tell the reader
which text structure is being used.
TEXT STRUCTURE
* description, compare and contrast, order
and sequence, problem and solution, and
cause and effect
2. AUTHOR’S PURPOSE: What do you infer was the author’s purpose in writing this article?
(Remember P.I.E.- to Persuade, Inform, Entertain). Use evidence to support your thinking.
_________________________________________________________________________
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SUMMARIZING
3. DETERMININING IMPORTANCE: In your article, chunk out the text by putting brackets
around each section of text. Then, determine the MAIN IDEA from each section. This main idea
statement must show what you LEARNED from the section. Write each section’s main idea next to
the bracket. (ATTACH THE ARTICLE TO THIS BOOK REVIEW TO DEMONSTRATE YOUR
GRASP OF THIS CONCEPT).
4. SYNTHESIZING THE CENTRAL IDEA: Look at the main ideas you determined from above.
Combine these main ideas to write one CENTRAL IDEA sentence that describes what the article
wants you to learn/is mostly about. (Example-The Article, “Making Honey” is mostly about the
process of how bees make honey). _______________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
5. SUMMARIZING: Write a complete summary that includes: 1. Your CENTRAL IDEA
STATEMENT from question #4, 2. The most important ELEMENTS (main ideas) that you pulled
out from each section of text. 3. ORGANIZATION- Your elements are listed in the same order as
they are in the text 4. VOCABULARY – Use similar vocabulary as used in the text.____________
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THINKING ABOUT BOTH ARTICLES
6. Which article helped you learn the most about your topic? _________________________
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7. Which article was easier for you to understand? ________________________________
What about the text made it easier for you to understand (text structure, text features,
vocabulary, reading level, etc.). Use examples from the text to explain how these nonfiction
elements helped you as a reader. ______________________________________________
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**This book review is an example of my VERY BEST work (answers are detailed and well thought out,
all spelling and grammar is correct, handwriting is neat, and my work has been checked over by a
parent or guardian).
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Parent Signature
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Student Signature