Activity Title

Teacher(s):ClaudiaRenteria,ChereseWiltshire,TinaKwan Date:September9,2014
TargetGradeLevel: 2ndGrade

Materials:
PrometheanBoard(andmarkers)
Poster/ButcherPaperandMarkers(forVennDiagram)

Brieflydescribeeachpersonscontributiontothisactivityplan:
Weallcollaboratedequallytoplanthislessonandcreatedtherubrictogether.

Overview of the Activity: Briefly describe the activity, the technology used, the
student work, student products, etc.
Inthisactivity,studentswilllearnthedifferencesbetweenaworkoffictionandnonfiction.Usingthe
prometheanboard,studentswillbetaughtalessontalkingabouttheelementsofeachwork.Asafinal
assessment,studentsingroupsoffourwillcreateavenndiagramtodemonstratetheirunderstandingof
bothworksinadditiontofindingsimilaritiesbetweenthem.Furthermore,studentswillbringintheirown
knowledgebyincorporatingbookstheyhavethatarefictionandnonfiction.

Main Goals of the Activity: Briefly describe the learning outcomes you expect.
Studentswillbeabletoidentifythedifferencesandsimilaritiesbetweenfictionandnonfictiontexts.
Studentswillalsobeabletoworkcollaborativelyingroups.
Studentswillbeabletodemonstratetheirknowledgeoffictionandnonfictiontextsthroughverbal,
written,andvisualassessment.

Assessment: How will this activity be assessed for student learning?
Ingroupsof4,studentswillcreateaVenndiagramwheretheywilllabelthepartsoffictionandnonfiction
stories.InadditiontotheVenndiagram,thestudentswillprovidetwoverbalexamplesofbookstheyhave
read(onenonfiction,onefiction).

Technology Setting: Is this activity planned for a computer lab, classroom
laptops, iPads, mobile devices, BYOD classroom, etc?
Thisactivityisplannedfortheclassroom.Studentswillnotneedtobringanymaterialsteacherswill
providethePrometheanBoard,markersandposter/butcherpaper.

Student Groups: Will this activity be small groups (how many per group),
independent, structured collaboration, etc?
Assessmentistobecompletedingroupsof4students.

Plan for the Activity

TimeInterval TeacherActions
Whatwilltheteacherpresent?Whatistheteacher
goingtosay?Whatwilltheteacherbedoing?
StudentActions
Whatdoyouexpectthestudentswillbe
doing?
1015minutes Introduction to Activity
The teacher will hold up a fiction and non-fiction
book and ask students which book is informative
and which book tells a story.

Then, the teacher will ask the students to think
about two texts that they know
(informative/story). The students will pair with a
classmate and discuss the texts.
The students will talk with a partner
about the two books presented by the
teacher. They will determine whether or
not it is non-fiction or fiction. They will
share the elements they know in
non-fiction and fiction texts.
15minutes
Teacher will start the presentation on fiction and
non-fiction texts using the Promethean Board.
Teacher will ask volunteers to participate in some
activities in the lesson (i.e. classification, multiple
choice, text elements, games, etc). When lesson
is done, teacher will ask students if they have any
questions and then get them started on a group
activity.
Students will pay attention to the
presentation on fiction and non-fiction
texts. Students who volunteer will come
up to the Promethean Board to participte
in the activities (classification, multiple
choice, text elements, games, etc).
Students may ask any questions.
20minutes
The teacher will give directions for the students
to work In groups of 4 to create a Venn-diagram
using markers, poster paper, etc. The teacher
will instruct students to classify elements of
non-fiction and fictional works into similarities
and differences. The teacher will ask students to
incorporate drawings from their personal
reading histories onto the Venn Diagram to
demonstrate they know the differences
between non-fictional and fictional works.
Students will work together in groups of
four to create a Venn Diagram using the
provided materials. Working together,
students will classify the elements of
fiction and non-fictional works by writing
them (similarities and differences).
Students will incorporate drawings from
both fictional and non-fictional works
they have read into the Venn Diagram.
510minutes Closure to Activity
Students will go on a Gallery Walk around the
classroom to observe their classmates posters.
Students will walk quietly in groups. They
will return to the carpet and they will talk
about the similarities and differences
that they noticed in each others
diagrams.

Rubricfor:2ndGradeLanguageArtsActivity
FictionVS.NonFiction

CATEGORY 4 3 2 1
Identifiesdetails
Studentrecalls
severaldetailsfor
eachmainpoint
withoutreferringto
thelesson.
Studentrecalls
severaldetailsfor
eachmainpoint,but
needstorefertothe
lesson,
occasionally.
Studentisableto
locatemostofthe
detailswhenlooking
atthelesson.
Studentcannot
locatedetailswith
accuracy.
Identifiesfacts
Studentaccurately
locatesatleast5
factsinthelesson
andgivesaclear
explanationofwhy
thesearefacts,
ratherthan
opinions.
Studentaccurately
locates4factsin
thelessonandgives
areasonable
explanationofwhy
theyarefacts,
ratherthan
opinions.
Studentaccurately
locates4factsinthe
lesson.Explanation
isweak.
Studenthas
difficultylocating
factsinthelesson.
RelatesGraphics
toText
Studentaccurately
explainshoweach
graphic/diagramis
relatedtothetext,
andaccurately
determineswhether
each
graphic/diagram
agreeswiththe
informationinthe
text.
Studentaccurately
explainshoweach
graphic/diagramis
relatedtothetext.
Studentaccurately
explainshowsome
ofthediagramsare
relatedtothetext.
Studenthas
difficultyrelating
graphicsand
diagramstothe
text.
Summarization
Studentusesonly
13sentencesto
describethe
elementsand
classifyfictionand
nonfictionbooks.
Studentuses
severalsentences
toaccurately
describewhatthe
elementsoffiction
andnonfiction
works.
Studentsummarizes
mostoftheelements
correctlybuthas
someslight
misunderstanding.
Studenthasgreat
difficulty
summarizingand
understandingthe
elements.
Group
Collaboration
Studentsactively
discuss,contribute,
andengageinthe
activity.Workwell
withoneanother.
Studentsactively
worktogetherbut
havesometrouble
focusing.
Studentswork
togetherbutare
havingdifficulty
agreeing.
Studentsrefuseto
workwithone
anotherand
constantlyargue.