CAPSTONE PROJECT A GUIDE TO INTERDISCIPLINARY TEACHING WITH NON-FICTION TEXTS

Katherine AschSummer Term 2013

BACKGROUND 3rd Grade Teacher

Experience teaching 4th and 5th

Martin School-South San Francisco Hispanic Community English Language Learners

Mandated Instructional Hours 2 hours - Language Arts 45 min - English Language Development

MY INSPIRATION

THE HANDBOOK 8 Strategies Lesson Plans

Sample Science Unit

8 STRATEGIES Text Features of Non-Fiction Books Section Headings Examining Photographs Storytelling Mini Lectures Identifying Text Structure/Note Taking Centers Planning a Non-Fiction Unit

TEXT FEATURES OF NON-FICTION TEXTS

Text Feature of the Day:

*Maps *Timelines *Interviews*Diaries *Speeches *Letters*Headings *Journals *Quotes*Photos *Statistics *Pictures*Poems *Captions *Artwork

SECTION HEADINGS